A probation oversight commissioner found bug infestations, disgusting odors and potential signs of drug abuse in a weekend visit at the Downey facility.
Employees were still working long shifts, in excess of 16 hours, during Garcia-Leys’ visit, he said. Some volunteered to work longer to ensure parents could spend enough time with their children, while others were held over.Security still lacking
Garcia-Leys visited Los Padrinos a day after the facility was placed on lockdown due to the discovery of a gun on the campus. Despite the incident, it did not appear there was enough staff to “do adequate searches” on visitation day, he said. Visitors went through metal detectors and bags through scanners, but Garcia-Leys said the security company manning the checkpoint did not conduct thorough searches when someone caught the attention of a drug-sniffing dog, or set off the metal detector. One grandmother was told to leave, without being searched, when a dog alerted on her.
“No youth had access to it, and nobody was injured,” a spokesperson said. The spokesperson would not address reports insuggesting the weapon was in an office that juveniles use to make phone calls and for counseling. It is illegal to bring a firearm into a juvenile facility. Local law enforcement are investigating the firearm, according to the statement.“Every single person entering our juvenile facilities is supposed to be searched by security, including all staff and visitors,” she stated. “If this current security company is unable to do that, we should find a new one.”
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