It’s not a treatment center. It’s not a residential home. It’s an office building where social workers do their jobs.
The mother we interviewed, Cheryl, began putting her son’s needs before hers nearly 15 years ago.
She showed us the documents saying her son was recently released from juvenile detention because a doctor found him incompetent to face the criminal charges pressed against him in a violent crime. Instead of a secure facility though, her son is in and out of the Jane Edna Hunter building downtown, often staying there overnight.
“These kids are throw away kids that often had never had a chance. So, we’re trying to keep them safe. We’re not trying to buy them cars. We’re trying to keep them safe and you safe,” Cheryl said. We started asking the county since the week after social workers spoke at council on July 5, just how many kids are staying at the Jane Edna building while waiting for placement.When we reached out to the county again Wednesday, a spokesperson told us she was unaware Cheryl’s child was already being sent back to Jane Edna Hunter.There is a placement crisis in our county and throughout the state.
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