LA County judge weighing shutdown of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered Probation Department officials to appear for a Dec. 23 hearing to explain why Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall should not be shut down.

The judge’s order came a day after the Probation Department refused to close Los Padrinos in defiance of state law and the Board of State and Community Corrections, the regulatory body overseeing California’s jails and juvenile halls.

The BSCC declared Los Padrinos “unsuitable” for the confinement of...