Supervisor Holly Mitchell said the move reflects a philosophy of rehabilitating young offenders over a punishment-based system.
Despite opposition from local officials, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to house juvenile offenders at probation camps in Santa Clarita, Malibu and Commerce.
Until recently, juveniles convicted of serious offenses — including burglary, assault and homicide — would have been sent to state youth prisons. Counties are no longer sending juveniles to the state prisons, which will be closed in 2023, and must come up with alternative plans.Kilpatrick, Scott and Kirby have campus-like environments, while Nidorf has been compared to a prison.
Camp Scott, which has about 120 beds, housed female offenders before it was closed in 2020. Last week, at least 20 womenA $53-million makeover of Camp Kilpatrick in 2017 has made it a model for how the county treats lawbreaking kids in its care. About 40 beds there will be used as post-conviction housing.
Barger, whose district includes Santa Clarita, said the camps plan contradicts experts from the Probation Department, who in a detailed proposal concluded that Nidorf was the most appropriate setting. In a heated discussion with Mitchell, Barger said that over the past few years, “this board has adopted an unfortunate trend of not listening to experts and shopping for answers.”
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