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Probation outlines juvenile depopulation plan, moves girls to Kilpatrick and expands programming
Summary
Probation updated the Board on an ongoing depopulation plan for juvenile facilities: girls are being consolidated at Kilpatrick (16 moved, ~15 now on site), places are being repurposed for specific populations, and the department described new programming, nursing staffing goals and metrics for tracking success.
Probation leadership told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 that the department is in an active phase of a depopulation and facility‑restructuring plan intended to improve care for youth in custody and better match services to distinct populations.
Guillermo Viera, the county’s probation officer, said the plan is focused on moving specific populations into specialized campuses so staff and services can be better matched to needs. "That was predicated on an understanding that utilizing the existing facilities that we have to separate specific populations would both assist in us better utilizing the staff that we have," Viera said, and added that on the girls' side the plan included vacating a separate campus and…
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