The Probation Department’s rush to reduce the population at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall has left dozens of juvenile offenders at a Sylmar facility without adequate recreational programs and others in Malibu facility without overnight medical care, according to members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

The supervisors lambasted Probation Department official at Tuesday’s meeting in response, with Chair Kathryn Barger calling for the removal of the leadership at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall over what she personally witnessed during unannounced visits.

“I see kids watching TV on a beautiful day, when they should be outside,” said Barger, typically the department’s strongest ally on the board. “When I ask why not, it is because there is no programming in place. It makes my blood

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