The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is considering canceling its contract with federal authorities to detain two dozen immigrant teens in its high-security facility following disclosures last year that some youths there were improperly labeled as gang members.
Brent Cardall, chief probation officer for the county, recommends Yolo end its three-year, nearly $9 million contract with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, the federal agency given custody of unaccompanied children in the United States without documentation.
The cancellation would mean laying off 17 employees, a staff report said. The Board of Supervisors will vote on the cancellation on April 3, after continuing the item from a previous meeting.
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