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Seattle is a vibrant and complex city, and the Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out with Brian Callanan brings you thoughtful, in-depth reports and discussions about important local issues every week.

Brian Callanan is a five-time Emmy winner who currently serves as a host, producer, and moderator for the Seattle Channel, where he's worked since 2011. His career in broadcast journalism began in 1995, and includes an 11-year stint as a reporter and anchor for Q13 News. Brian won the Seattle Municipal League's Civic Award for Government News Reporting in 2016. He lives with his wife and two daughters in West Seattle.

City Inside/Out: Juvenile Justice
City Inside/Out: Juvenile Justice
5/1/201528:58

King County voters approved a new $210 million Children and Family Justice Center in 2012, but rising community opposition and a study revealing racial disparity in sentencing have county officials rethinking the building's design and purpose. Will a new family-friendly facility with fewer jail beds be enough to satisfy critics? Can the plan promote justice, protect the public and help youth in trouble? What is restorative justice and who does it benefit?

On the show:
Kim Ambrose, Senior Lecturer, UW Law School
Dave Chapman, King County Criminal Justice Strategy Manager
Susan Craighead, Presiding Judge, King County Superior Court
Larry Gossett, King County Council
Ardo Hersi, Juvenile Jail Opponent
Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecutor
Anne Schmitt, Owner, Hair.Comb
Pamela Taylor, Associate Professor, Seattle University

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