Supervisor Mitchell's Statement on Court Decision Regarding State's Receivership Petition

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the court decision regarding the state’s receivership petition: 

“I appreciate the court’s careful consideration on the impact of receivership on the youth population in our camps and halls. The County maintaining control doesn’t negate the glaring issues with staffing, data management, and infrastructure that led us to this point.

It is important that we continue to navigate and center the needs of the youth in our care, and that means depopulating by utilizing and expanding community-based placements for safe release.

We all have a role to play to create the necessary cultural shifts for sustainably improving conditions at the halls. It is my expectation that Probation and all our County Departments that serve youth, take today’s Court decision as non-negotiable alarm on the need to work together with community partners and return with meaningful steps for improving how we show up for the youth in our care.”