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The juvie center was in the old, rundown, outdated and undersized, King County Youth Services Center which also housed the Juvenile Court, as well as juvenile division of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Department of Juvenile Administration. Due to its age and maintenance problems with the plumbing, electrical, and ventilation, movement was afoot to replace it soon. But even in the most modern facility built to be warm and hospitable, juvenile detention centers were depressing places; modified jails.
Greg was reading a magazine in the general area when I saw him first. He set the magazine down, looked at me sheepishly. “Sorry, Dr. Garrick, I was looking forward to the game. I read that the Mariners won and your friend pitched well.”
“I’m sorry, too, Greg,” I said, sitting on
