The Board of State and Community Corrections will determine the suitability of Los Angeles County's two juvenile halls for youth confinement. The county is facing a shortage of staff, making the facilities inadequate for caring for troubled juveniles. The state's once-renowned juvenile rehabilitation program, the California Youth Authority, is no longer able to take on the responsibility.
It’s not at all clear what will happen if the Board of State and Community Corrections determines on Wednesday that Los Angeles County ’s two juvenile halls remain unsuitable for the confinement of youth. The county has no place left to house, secure and care for nearly 300 juveniles, and besides, the problem is not so much the facilities as it is the inadequate number of staff who show up to work in them. If the county can't care for its most troubled kids, can the state? Not anymore.
Some communities, including Malibu and Santa Clarita, took legal action to keep them out of local probation camps. The supervisors finally settled on a specially secured segment of the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, where most are currently housed. The corrections board lacked jurisdiction over that portion of Nidorf last year, when it ordered the rest of the facility closed after it repeatedly failed inspections for safety, security and supervision. But the law has since changed.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls Youth Confinement Staff Shortage Troubled Juveniles California Youth Authority Rehabilitation Program
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