Sign posted at the entrance for Camp Scudder and Camp Scott. 062421. Dan Watson/The Signal
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors delayed the vote on a motion Tuesday that would create a permanent juvenile-detention facility at Camp Joseph Scott or Camp Kenyon Scudder, which are both in Saugus.
The move comes as
Santa Clarita officials sent letters to the board, contending the project requires a comprehensive assessment before continuing.
If approved, the board motion would adopt a state subcommittee’s recommendations to move violent youth offenders to the Saugus facilities, which were originally designed to host nonviolent youth offenders, while directing the county to “ensure that the appropriate renovations are made at Scott or Scudder within 90 days to be safe and ready for use.”
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday to consider supporting the creation of a permanent juvenile detention facility at Camp Joseph Scott or Camp Kenyon Scudder, which are both in Saugus.
If approved, the board motion – submitted by county Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl –would have the county adopt a state subcommittee’s recommendations to move violent youth offenders to the Santa Clarita facilities, which were originally designed to host non-violent youth offenders.
The motion directs the county to “ensure that the appropriate renovations are made at Scott or Scudder within 90 days to be safe and ready for use,” while male youth sentenced after July 1, 2021, are temporarily housed at county-run Campus Kilpatrick in Malibu and female youth are housed at county-run Dorothy Kirby Center in Commerce.
Board Of Supervisors Poised To Approve Placement Of Juvenile Offenders In Santa Clarita
Members of the Los Angeles County (L.A. County) Board of Supervisors have recommended approving the placement of male juvenile offenders near residential areas in Santa Clarita in a coming meeting Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on whether to approve the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Subcommittee’s plan to move male juvenile offenders from across Los Angeles County to the defunct Camp Joseph Scott or Kenyon Scudder in Santa Clarita.
The LA County Board of Supervisors will be considering a motion to make Camps Scott and Scudder a long term facility for serious juvenile offenders. If you have concerns please let them know. https://t.co/91FNinasFnpic.twitter.com/lK6n4tIbLn
During a public meeting held by the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Community Advisory Committee, proponents and opponents voiced their positions on the plan to transfer all juvenile offenders to two camps in Saugus.