S.W. v. State, Department of Juvenile Justice

S.W. petitions for a writ of habeas corpus seeking release from secure detention, following commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, while she awaits placement in a high-risk residential program. We grant the petition.

S.W. was on nonsecure home detention after she was found guilty of petty theft, a first degree misdemeanor, and admitted violating her probation in two other cases, each of which also involved one first degree misdemeanor. Following a disposition hearing, the trial court committed her to a level 8 program and ordered that she be held in secure detention pending her…