The California Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to order more drastic reforms at Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls in light of the “continued deterioration” of the dangerously understaffed facilities, according to a new court filing.
The motion filed jointly by Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles County — pending court approval — builds on top of a prior judgment from 2021 by requiring additional monitoring, staffing and training at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey and the smaller Barry J.