LA County to consider permanent closure of juvenile probation camp in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger will propose a motion to permanently close a juvenile probation camp in Santa Clarita.

Camp Scudder operated as a juvenile detention facility for more than 60 years, but closed in 2019.
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Barger says the facility is incompatible with the county's criminal justice vision of rehabilitation.

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She says the county must reduce the number of sites that detain youth in environments that aren't focused on rehabilitation.

Her motion comes weeks after a heated board debate about the future of juvenile justice in the county.