California AG Rob Bonta moves to force improvements at L.A. County juvenile halls
Calling Los Angeles County's juvenile halls "appalling," state Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office has filed court papers seeking to force the county to immediately remedy "illegal and unsafe" conditions.Calling Los Angeles County's juvenile halls "appalling," state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday his office has filed court papers seeking to force the county to immediately remedy "illegal and unsafe" conditions in the facilities.
The county Board of Supervisors has been struggling to overhaul the troubled juvenile justice system even as it prepares to assume responsibility for youth being transferred to counties from the state's soon-to-close Juvenile Justice facilities. In March of last year, about 140 juvenile detainees were hastily transferred from Central Juvenile Hall in Lincoln Heights to Barry J. Nidorf hall in Sylmar -- a move that the county inspector general later concluded was orchestrated to avert a state inspection that appeared likely to fail.
Responding to Bonta's action Wednesday, the county Probation Department issued a statement saying it "continues to take substantial steps to remedy the issues" raised by the Attorney General's Office. "Throughout all this, the department has worked closely with the court-appointed monitor for the 2021 stipulated judgment," according to the department. "As always, our primary concern is for the safety and wellbeing of the young people in our care -- and to provide the best possible therapeutic environment for those we serve."
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