US EditionJudge orders LA County to depopulate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
- On Friday, Judge Michael Espinoza of the Los Angeles Superior Court directed the county to create a strategy for relocating young people held at the Los Padrinos facility in Downey.
- The order follows a December 2024 state ruling declaring the facility unsuitable due to staffing shortages and management issues, while the county continues operating it.
- Los Padrinos houses about 280 youth, mostly aged 15 to 18, many awaiting court hearings for violent offenses, amid reports of violence, neglect, and ongoing investigations involving staff criminal charges.
- The Probation Department plans a phased depopulation over 30 days to move youth to other facilities or community placements, prioritizing public safety and avoiding mass releases, as supervisors and defenders support.
- The judge will review the relocation plan next month, signaling progress toward closing Los Padrinos, but the county lacks viable alternatives and risks remain amid ongoing concerns about youth rehabilitation.
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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…
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Los Angeles Times
UpstractL.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.
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