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Criminal

Nov. 24, 2025

Juvenile inmates pee in bags at night, court hears, state wants receivership

Juveniles at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall have been forced to urinate in bags due to low staffing, prompting a court inquiry that could place Los Angeles County's juvenile halls under state receivership.

Juvenile inmates pee in bags at night, court hears, state wants receivership
In July, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an ex parte application asking for the county's juvenile halls to be placed under a receiver. Photo: Shutterstock

A deputy monitor testified Friday that juveniles at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar have been forced to urinate in bags at night because the facility's cells lack toilets and short staffing often leaves no one to let them out.

According to California, represented by Deputy Attorney General Shannon L. Kitten, this highlights one of the many issues at the center of a series of ongoing compliance hearings, which could lead to state receivership of Los Angeles County's...

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