Editorial: L.A. County's juvenile hall catastrophe is a quarter-century in the making (via latimesopinion )
on March 7, following a Times story on a video showing a probation supervisor’s disturbing use of force against a juvenile at a probation camp in Malibu.
The board has yet to replace Gonzales. But earlier this month it created the new position of chief strategist for juvenile operations and, at an annual salary of $320,000, to deal with the juvenile hall crisis. Since Nidorf left 26 years ago, the average tenure of chief probation officers has been approximately two years. While some front-line officers openly yearn for the boot-camp style he brought to L.A., the juvenile hall that bears his name has imposed untold damage on the youths housed there. The one place a juvenile, even one accused of committing a crime, ought to be safe from attack and be provided proper education, healthcare and therapy is in county custody.
The county has had a nearly endless string of warnings and last chances. Yet it continues to be tangled up in labor agreements that prioritize employee demands instead of the needs of the nearly 400 juveniles in detention and hobbled by inconsistent leadership and oversight. It’s tragic that the Board of State and Community Corrections got cold feet and voted to keep the halls open for a few more weeks. The board should know by now that L.A.
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