Downey Juvenile Hall Recertified by State
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Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey has been recertified. Barry Nidorf, chief probation officer of Los Angeles County, told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the California Youth Authority restored Los Padrinos’ certificate Monday night after deciding that the crowded facility is providing proper sleeping conditions.
Los Padrinos was decertified because youths were sleeping on four-inch mattresses that didn’t meet state standards. The 700-bed facility was turned into a virtual factory last Thursday as workers stitched and stuffed 12-inch mattresses.
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