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| Juvenile facility in compliance |
| By The Herald |
| Published: 03/13/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - In spite of a court order that could close down county juvenile halls for not meeting minimum standards, Monterey County's chief probation officer is confident his facility won't be one of them. A San Francisco court approved an order Wednesday to shutter juvenile halls that haven't complied with the state's minimum standards to protect underage wards. The action settles a lawsuit against the Corrections Standards Authority, the state agency responsible for supervising the county facilities, and requires the CSA to uphold deadlines for improvements and to stop using juvenile detention centers if they don't comply with the law. "For too long, the CSA has given the counties a free pass to violate the rights of youths in their care," Sara Norman of the Prison Law Office — one of the organizations that brought the lawsuit — said in a statement. "This injunction means no more free passes — the agency has now agreed to do its duty and act as a true watchdog." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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