California quietly housing violent juvenile offenders in unregulated homes — costing taxpayers millions
California is housing violent juvenile offenders in unregulated facilities known as Less Restrictive Programs (LRPs), which operate with minimal oversight. These programs can charge up to $30,000 a month per youth and are often located near schools and parks. County probation chiefs have raised concerns about the lack of regulation and background checks for operators, putting communities at risk.
- ▪Less Restrictive Programs (LRPs) are non-secure facilities for violent youth offenders with little oversight.
- ▪Probation chiefs report that counties often do not know the locations or operators of these programs until they appear in court.
- ▪There are no licensing requirements or background checks for those running LRPs, raising safety concerns for nearby communities.
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Metro California quietly housing violent juvenile offenders in unregulated homes — costing taxpayers millions By Benjamin Brown Published May 30, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google California’s most violent youth offenders are being housed in loosely regulated “less restrictive programs” — non-secure facilities that can operate in residential neighborhoods near schools and parks with little oversight and no background checks for operators. “It could be anything, anywhere,” one county probation chief told The California Post, saying some facilities charge up to $30,000 a month per youth.
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