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Residents of the Ward 4 Petworth neighborhood voice their concerns regarding a youth detention center set open in the area during a June 8 community meeting at Centro Evangelistico Church in Northwest. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Petworth Wants Out of Detention

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer June 14, 2017October 30, 2020

Residents of the Ward 4 Petworth neighborhood seek to oust a youth detention center set to replace a former post office on 9th Street before it even opens.