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BSCC Addresses Los Angeles County’s Ongoing Failure to Protect Young People at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

December 19, 2024

Los Angeles County has failed to meet minimum standards for more than half a decade and continues to attempt to shirk its responsibilities SACRAMENTO (December 19, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) convened yesterday to discuss the continued, serious noncompliance with regulatory mandates by the Los Angeles County Probation Department […]

History of Suitability at the Central, Barry J Nidorf, and Los Padrinos Juvenile Halls, Los Angeles County Probation Department 2018 – Present

December 19, 2024

Background: Since 2018, there is a long-standing history of noncompliance at the juvenile halls in Los Angeles County and has repeatedly failed to meet state minimum staffing standards. The Department’s lack of compliance with staffing at each affected facility has contributed directly to noncompliance with other critical minimum standards, such as safety checks, room confinement, […]

BSCC RELEASES OVER $12.9 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

November 27, 2024

SACRAMENTO (November 22, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) approved the release of over $12.9 million in grant funding through the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Grant. The MMIP Grant supports federally recognized Indian tribes in California in efforts to identify, collect case-level data, publicize, and investigate and solve cases […]

BSCC RELEASES OVER $108 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT CBO REENTRY SERVICES

November 21, 2024

SACRAMENTO (November 21, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) today approved the release of over $108 million in grant funding through the Cohort 4 Adult Reentry Grant (ARG). The ARG supports community-based organizations (CBO) to provide warm handoff, reentry, and rental assistance programs that support individuals released from state prison. The […]

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