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Committee hears wide-ranging testimony on Log Cabin Ranch closure and juvenile justice alternatives; directs DCYF study
Summary
Supervisors and the Juvenile Probation Department reviewed falling juvenile referrals, the temporary closure of Log Cabin Ranch amid AWOLs and high per‑facility costs, and community providers pressed to reinstate funding and to be included in a task force. The committee asked DCYF to commission a study and report back; the matter was continued for a follow‑up presentation.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee held an extended hearing Dec. 11 on juvenile probation operations and the future of Log Cabin Ranch (LCR), focusing on declining juvenile caseloads, LCR’s temporary closure, and the role of community‑based organizations (CBOs) in alternatives to detention.
Supervisor Feuer opened the hearing and asked Juvenile Probation Department Chief Nance to present data on referrals, facility use and next steps. Chief Nance said San Francisco has seen substantial reductions in juvenile referrals since 2000, dropping from more than 4,000 referrals in 2000 to roughly 1,200 in 2017, and reduced average daily population in juvenile hall to about 45. He described Log Cabin Ranch as a 70‑year staff‑secure (non‑locked) facility that had been under‑utilized (average daily population ~14 from 2008–2017) and that the department closed temporarily in June after a string of AWOLs and concerns about sustainability. "With an expenditure, an annual expenditure of about $4,000,000 in some instances…
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