$750K in settlements going to people who say they were abused at Remann Hall
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- Pierce County approved $600,000 and $150,000 settlements for alleged Remann Hall abuse.
- Past claims allege systemic sexual abuse by Remann Hall staff from 1980s to early 2000s.
- County denies liability while planning Remann Hall upgrades funded by new tax.
On Tuesday the Pierce County Council approved a $600,000 settlement claim to a person who alleged they were abused as a child while detained in the county’s juvenile detention center, Remann Hall, between 1996 and 1998. The council approved a $150,000 settlement to another person who alleged abuse there on March 3.
As previously reported by The News Tribune, the county approved settlements totaling more than $7.2 million to other victims in November. In those claims, eight victims alleged Pierce County and other agencies failed to protect them from a “culture of sexual abuse and degradation at Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center” and hired staff “who knowingly engaged in rampant sexual abuse of these child prisoners” despite obligations to report staff abuse and protect children in their care.
The claims described “unthinkable abuse” of children by various corrections officers employed by the county, including prolonged sexual abuse and manipulation, rape, torture, grooming, bullying, assault and threats of harm or longer sentences. At the time of the abuse, the victims were 10, 12, 13 or 14, as previously reported by The News Tribune.
In the case of Tuesday’s settlement, Pierce County spokesperson Maranatha Hay said the $600,000 settlement to a person identified as M.P. “is not an admission of liability, and liability is denied by the County.”
The News Tribune did not immediately receive more information about the case involving M.P., or the other case that was settled on March 3.
Pierce County is considering renovating Remann Hall, which is aged and has malfunctioning cameras, intercoms and door locks that often require attention, as previously reported by The News Tribune. The county is expected to use revenue from a new 0.1% sales-and-use tax for public safety passed earlier this month to fund Remann Hall upgrades.
This story was originally published March 26, 2026 at 5:30 AM.
