LA County hopes to speed up youth movement out of Los Padrinos

The county Board of Supervisors has adopted recommendations from the Probation Department designed to speed the movement of youth out of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall after their court cases are concluded.

The primary purpose of Los Padrinos is to house accused juvenile offenders while their court cases are pending. Once their cases are finalized, the detainees are ordered by a judge into other facilities — such as a county camp, home detention or a Secure Youth Treatment Facility.

In July...