Tag: Department of Juvenile Justice

California Turns the Page on Juvenile Youth Prisons Reform

California turned the page on juvenile youth prison reform as the state shut down its last three state-run youth lockups on Saturday and passed day-to-day operations of juvenile halls to county probation departments. The shutdown comes as the state plans to move youth inmates into rehabilitation programs to help decentralizes care of youth offenders and prioritize…


La Verne Residents Oppose Youth Facility at City’s Juvenile Camps

LOS ANGELES—More than a dozen La Verne residents pleaded on Jan. 11 with the Board of Supervisors not to choose either of two local juvenile camps to permanently house offenders who were once in state youth prisons. This is the second board meeting at which a significant number of residents turned out—virtually—to attempt to persuade…