2025 plan to close LA County juvenile halls and replace with "healing centers" stalls due to funding, opposition, and consensus issues.
LA County's 2025 plan to close juvenile halls and replace them with smaller, homelike "healing centers" has stalled. Four years ago, the Board of Supervisors backed a reform package investing in a new Department of Youth Development. However, progress has been slow due to funding issues, community opposition, and lack of consensus on alternative detention models.
June 02, 2024
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