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Board advances PDC South renovation as jail‑closure plan continues amid community opposition
Summary
County staff reported progress on a multi‑pronged plan to close Men’s Central Jail without a replacement facility but the board approved a $10,000,000+ capital step to renovate Pitchess Detention Center South for moderate‑observation housing 3–1, drawing criticism from advocates who want community diversion rather than further facility upgrades.
Los Angeles County staff told supervisors on Oct. 21 they are building a data‑driven, multi‑department strategy to close Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) without constructing a direct replacement, but the board voted to approve design work on a renovation of Pitchess Detention Center South to make hundreds of existing beds clinically appropriate for moderate observation housing.
The county’s Community Safety Implementation Team (CSIT) presented a framework that focuses on reducing jail inflow and shortening length of stay to shrink the jail population. "We do not see our work as finite as a finite process," Wilfred Pinkney, executive director of CSIT, said, describing an approach that pairs diversion and community‑based capacity with operational reforms in court processing,…
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