A Western Kansas Jail Becomes A Refuge For Teens In Crisis
The new children’s shelter in Finney County has 14 beds for teens. The shelter is inside, but separated from the Southwest Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Corinne Boyer / Kansas News Service
GARDEN CITY, Kansas — All of Western Kansas has just one shelter for children who are in protective custody or are
victims of sex trafficking. The new shelter isn’t taking kids yet, because it’s waiting on its license, but local officials say those 14 beds are needed.
The Southwest Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Finney County retrofitted jail cells into shelter spaces, using $500,000 …
