Lawmakers from Pacific County have introduced legislation in both the House and Senate that would save Naselle Youth Camp by allowing juvenile courts to send youthful offenders there directly for treatment.
Naselle Youth Camp is not mentioned in the bills, but it is the site for the direct-to-treatment option.
The save Naselle measures, SB 6039 and HB 2234, are backed by all three 19th District legislators.
The bills may not pass committee by the first major cutoff deadline Feb. 25, but Sen. Brian Hatfield of the 19th District told The (Longview) Daily News that Naselle Youth Camp has the backing of the powerful chair of the Senate Human Services and Corrections Committee, Sen. Jim Hargrove of the adjoining 24th District.
“When you have a policy chair looking out for you, it’s certainly a good thing,” Hatfield told the newspaper.
The bills could also play a role in final budget negotiations.
The governor wants to close Naselle Youth Camp.
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