They also expressed astonishment at how little knowledge California officials have of how such camps operate and how California youth are sent to them.
Somebody ought to be watching the store.
The comments came Monday amid a juvenile justice subcommittee hearing, scheduled weeks ago but that closely paralleled the findings in a three-month Bee investigation of problems in the state's system of sending juveniles to other states. The three-day series concludes today. Recently, it's all come to a head. Thompson's bill, SB 933, would put into practice some 50 recommendations by a task force on foster care. They are part of a reform package being rushed through the Legislature after revelations of major problems in the state's system.