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County report: no pregnant youth remain in probation facilities; supervisors call to sustain community placements
Summary
Supervisors and Probation Department officials reported that, as of Dec. 18, no pregnant justice-involved youth remain in county probation facilities and described efforts to place pregnant youth in community settings; supervisors urged that the approach be applied more broadly to reduce youth custody populations.
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath told the board the county had recently expedited transfers of pregnant youth from custody into community placements and highlighted the work of probation, the public defender and community partners. "As of December 18, we no longer have pregnant youth in probation facilities," Horvath said, urging continued development of community placements and supports…
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