County CEO Fesia Davenport says reserve sheriff’s deputies are needed to help stabilize an ongoing staffing crisis at the juvenile halls.
At a hearing in April, county officials said they had a combined total of roughly 350 youths detained at Barry J. Nidorf and Central juvenile halls. Of those, the new plan calls for the transfer of 275 of the detainees — all of whom have not been sentenced or, in some cases, yet to be tried — to Los Padrinos in an attempt to consolidate staff.
Viera Rosa compared the use of reserve officers as “much like substitute teachers,” saying they would be “on-call, part-time probation officers.” He also indicated the county may use graduate students and other county employees, such as lifeguards, to free up sworn probation officers. “Every day that the BSCC fails to meet its legal obligation to make a finding of unsuitability is another day beyond the legal limit that youth spend in horrifying conditions,” said Erin Palacios, a staff attorney with the Youth Law Center, in an email.
A spokesperson for the L.A. County Probation Department was unable to provide more information about the implementation of the newly approved plan as the “timeline and details” are still being developed.The reforms did not include input from the Los Angeles County Deputy Probation Officers’ Union, according to President Hans Liang.
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