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San Mateo commissioners say SYTF youth received no programming while held at county jail; report urges immediate fixes
Summary
An inspection found a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) youth housed at San Mateo County’s Maguire adult jail received no Individual Rehabilitation Plan programming, endured long lockdowns and punitive sanctions; the commission unanimously approved recommendations urging restored services, elimination of prohibitive sanctions and better family notification.
Vice Chair Huber Levy presented a San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission inspection of the Maguire Correctional Facility on Nov. 18, reporting that a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) youth housed at the adult county jail received no verifiable Individual Rehabilitation Plan (IRP) programming during the review period.
"There was verifiable, not 1 hour of programming," Vice Chair Huber Levy said in the presentation of the inspection findings, which documented frequent 23‑hour lockdowns, punitive sanctions including 10 days in isolation, and repeated loss of telephone, tablet and commissary privileges. The report said mental‑health contacts were limited to brief conversations through cell doors…
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