Letter: Don’t cast blame on how Juvenile Hall was operated
As the former administrator of Santa Clara County’s Juvenile Hall 20 years ago, I totally agree with the current approach to serving youthful offenders (Opinion, Jan. 24). However to identify earlier care being “inhuman,” “uncivilized,” “archaic” and “abusive,” and “not providing appropriate treatment service” is not supported by fact. The latter services were not available although frequently sought. […]