SF slated to invest in youth diversion programs, close Juvenile Hall by 2021

After a judge approved a plan earlier this month to begin clearing out the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the Los Angeles County Probation Department says it has begun the process of transferring incarcerated young people between camps to prepare for the transition.

In the days since the news broke that Los Angeles County had agreed to pay $4 billion to nearly 7,000 people who were victims of sexual abuse while locked in juvenile detention facilities or child welfare group homes, …

Monday’s celebration, which included a performance from Monarcas — the first Latina transgender dance group in the South Bay — took place ahead of the Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31.