Remann Hall, the juvenile detention center owned by Pierce County, is struggling to safely operate and needs to be replaced, officials say.
There aren’t enough workers, the facility is wearing down, and more young people are being charged as adults and thus being detained for lengthier periods of time.
Those issues were put front and center last month when acting detention manager Steve Hill requested a shakeup to alleviate what he described as safety and security concerns at the facility. Hill asked Pierce County Superior Court Judge Joseph Evans to allow eight youth detainees being tried as adults — nearly a quarter of the incarcerated population — to be temporarily transferred to the adult Pierce County Jail…