Earlier this year, inspectors from the Board of State and Community Corrections found squalid conditions at the county’s two primary facilities, Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar and Central Juvenile Hall in Lincoln Heights.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/05/11/l-a-county-picks-former-state-adult-parole-director-as-interim-chief-of-probation/

Staffing issues continue to plague Nidorf and Central.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-08/as-l-a-county-moves-youths-out-of-troubled-juvenile-halls-will-anything-change

The Board of State and Community Corrections is set to begin inspecting both Los Padrinosthe SYTF at Barry J. Nidorf for suitability this month.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/08/11/oversight-commission-will-investigate-brawl-escape-at-los-padrinos-juvenile-hall/