Los Angeles County Probation Department
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1903 |
| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County |
| Headquarters | 9150 East Imperial Highway Downey, California 90242-9986 33°54′59″N 118°07′56″W / 33.916343°N 118.132190°W |
| Employees | 6,136 (2010)[1] |
| Annual budget | US$692,808,000 (2010)[1] |
| Department executive |
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| Website | probation |
The Los Angeles County Probation Department provides services for those placed on probation within Los Angeles County, California, USA. Jerry Powers is the current Chief Probation Officer. The department is the largest probation department in the world.[2]
History
The department was established in 1903 with the enactment of California's first probation laws.
Juvenile halls and camps
The Probation Department oversees the following three juvenile halls and eighteen juvenile camps:[3]
Juvenile halls:
- Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall, Sylmar
- Central Juvenile Hall (Eastlake), Los Angeles
- Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, Downey
Juvenile camps:
- Camp Afflerbaugh, La Verne
- Camp David Gonzales, Calabasas
- Camp Karl Holton, Sylmar (rented out to State of California; inmates are housed in Camp Smith)
- Camp Vernon Kilpatrick, Malibu
- Camp William Mendenhall, Lake Hughes
- Camp Fred Miller, Malibu
- Camp John Munz, Lake Hughes
- Camp Joseph Paige, La Verne
- Camp Glenn Rockey, San Dimas
- Camp Louis Routh, Tujunga (closed)
- Camp Joseph Scott, Santa Clarita (female inmates)
- Camp Kenyon Scudder, Santa Clarita (female inmates)
- Challenger Memorial Youth Center, Lancaster
- Facility including six juvenile camps: Camp Michael Smith, Camp Francis J. Scobee, Camp Judith Resnik, Camp Ellison Onizuka, Camp Gregory Jarvis, Camp Ronald McNair)
- Dorothy F. Kirby Center, Los Angeles (mental health facility for male and females)
External links
References
- ^ a b "Assessor" (PDF). County of Los Angeles Annual Report 2009-2010. Public Affairs, Chief Executive Office. p. 23. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Los Angeles County Probation Department
- ^ Los Angeles Probation Dept. Juvenile Halls and Camps
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