‘Some of us cannot deal with these young people in the mental state we are in,’ wrote the president of the union representing probation officers
By Jason Henry | Los Angeles Daily News
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall failed to meet legally required staffing minimums for nearly 20% of its shifts in July despite the county’s controversial efforts to boost its numbers by involuntarily reassigning more than 100 field officers to the juvenile facility.
State regulators warned the county that Los Padrinos did not reach a mandated ratio of one officer per 10 youth for 15 of 87 shifts in July, according to a notice sent by the Board of State and Community Corrections, the regulatory body overseeing California’s jails and juvenile halls. The short staffing has led to youth being held in their rooms for longer than allowed, late arrivals to school and missed medical appointments, inspectors said.
I can do my job without ACCOMODATION! Being retaliated against because I won’t go to the halls has me sitting at home for 90 days!
Deputy Probation II officer sent home
The notice starts a months-long review process that could result in the closure of the facility if the numbers do not improve.
“The continued lack of staffing continues to impact delivery of required services and compliance with additional regulations,” Lisa Southwell, a field representative with the BSCC, told the Los Angeles County Probation Department in the notice.
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