Relating to the placement of a child in detention and the juvenile detention home fund, and making appropriations

However, wherever possible, the child shall be held in sight and sound separation from adult offenders. A child shall not be detained in any facility intended for the detention of adults unless the court determines that after a hearing and issuing written findings it is in the best interest of the child and the community. The court shall consider the age of the child, including the child’s physical and mental maturity; the present mental state of the child, including whether the child presents an imminent risk of harm to the child’s self; the nature and circumstances of the alleged offense; the child’s history of prior delinquent acts; the relative ability of available adult and juvenile detention facilities to not only meet the specific needs of the child but also to protect the safety of the public as well as other detained children; and any other relevant factor. The bill provides that if a court determines that it is in the best interest of the child and the community to permit a child to be detained in a facility intended for the detention of adults, the following conditions shall apply: the child shall not have sight or sound contact with adult inmates; the court shall hold a hearing not less than once every days, or in the case of a rural, nonmetropolitan jurisdiction, not less than once every days, to review whether it is still in the best interest of the child and the community to permit a child to be detained in a facility intended for the detention of adults; the child shall not be detained in a facility intended for the detention of adults for more than 180 days unless the court, in writing, determines there is good cause for an extension or the child expressly waives this limitation; and a child held in a county jail in a facility intended for the detention of adults shall have all the rights of adult postarrest or pretrial detainees.142 from the department of human services to the criminal and juvenile justice planning division of the department of human rights, and provides that a juvenile detention home shall receive financial aid from the state in a manner approved by the director of the department of human rights. The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund of the state for fiscal year 2020-2021 to the criminal and juvenile justice planning division of the department of human rights for the management and administration of the juvenile detention home fund.