LA County, struggling to supervise ‘high-risk’ probationers, pleads for help
The Probation Department’s failure to properly supervise probationers was blamed, in part, for the deaths of two El Monte ...
Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline after judge punts decision on closure
Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza is seemingly swayed by having no good alternatives for where the roughly 230 youths ...
Judge delays ruling on Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall closure again
The judge’s delay comes after state regulators agreed to a new inspection of the Downey facility that could render any ...
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Judge delays ruling on Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall closure again
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has, once again, delayed ruling on whether to shut down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the county’s largest youth detention facility, as it continues to ...
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Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline after judge punts decision on closure
More than a month after the state ordered Los Angeles County’s sole juvenile hall shut down due to paltry staffing, a judge has once again spared the troubled facility from immediate closure.