Los Angeles County supervisors declared an emergency at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey due to a severe staffing crisis, preventing the facility from closing despite a previous order.
Los Angeles County supervisors acknowledged a crisis and declared an emergency proclamation Tuesday for the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, paving the way to address the staffing crisis. Supervisor Kathryn Barger said, 'Clearly decisive action needs to be taken and it needs to be taken now.' The facility had been ordered closed Dec.12 by the California Board of State and Community Corrections.
'We found that the current staffing numbers do not allow for all required activities, operations, programs and facility functions, and to ensure the safety of youth and staff,' a BSCC field representative wrote. Los Padrinos continues to operate past the closure order because there isn't a viable alternative location to hold the youth. 'The county has no other place to house these youth -- particularly given that, among other things, BSCC itself has not approved any other county facilities to do so,' according to the supervisors' motion. Barger explained the problems at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall are not the brick and mortar of the building, but rather the lack of staffing to keep the 242 youth housed there stable and safe. She said closing the facility and sending the detained youth out into the community is not an option. 'A very high percentage of the youth in LPJH have a history of serious, violent offenses -- such as murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery and carjacking,' and some are currently facing similar charges, while others have 'serious mental health issues,' the motion wrote.The juvenile hall has been plagued with operational issues since it reopened last year to house detainees relocated from Central Juvenile Hall in Boyle Heights and Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, which were both ordered closed by the state, and both also had staffing problem
JUVENILE JUSTICE STAFFING CRISIS LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION LOS PADRINOS JUVENILE HALL
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