Judge orders LA County to depopulate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

Judge orders LA County to move inmates from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, plan for closure

The facility was ordered closed in 2024 over concerns of "unsuitable" conditions, but is still in use.

Judge orders LA County to depopulate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

A Los Angeles County judge ordered Friday, April 18, that officials develop a plan to depopulate the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, calling the facility “unlawful” and demanding that in-custody youth be relocated to other secure facilities. Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza ordered the county Probation Department to provide a plan within two weeks detailing how it will safely remove the 272 juveniles from Los Padrinos and warned he woul…

Judge Orders LACo to Develop Plan for Closing Los Padrinos Juvey Hall

Los Angeles County’s troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey appears to be on the verge of closure, with a judge issuing a tentative order Friday calling on the county to develop a plan for moving detainees out of the facility, which state regulators have declared unsuitable to house youth. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Espinoza has been weighing the fate of Los Padrinos, which houses about 300 youth detainees whose criminal cas…

Awareness session on juvenile justice

Representational image of an inmate in a cell. — Unsplash/FileLAHORE:Legal Awareness Watch in collaboration with Juvenile Justice and Child Rights Committee of Lahore Bar Association held an awareness-raising session.The session was aimed at stakeholders to draw their attention towards the...

L.A. County judge moves toward shuttering troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

A Los Angeles County judge took a major step toward shutting down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, months after a state oversight body found it 'unsuitable' to house youth.

Judge orders LA County to develop plan to close Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

Los Angeles County’s troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey appears to be on the verge of closure, with a judge issuing a tentative order Friday calling on the county to develop a plan for moving detainees out of the facility, which state regulators have declared unsuitable to house youth. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Espinoza has been weighing...