California Juvenile Detention Abuse Claims

Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility

Whittier, California

About this facility

Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility in Whittier was one of the oldest youth prisons in California. It was run by the California Youth Authority, later called the Division of Juvenile Justice, and it closed in 2004.

This facility was run by the State of California, not the county. Claims about this facility are brought against the State. Lawsuits by former residents of state youth facilities are active.

Who may qualify

• You were held in a California juvenile facility before you turned 18.
• Some of your time there was in 2009 or later.
• You are under 40 today.
• A staff member hurt you, or a staff member set up what happened.
• The abuse involved direct physical sexual contact.
• You do not already have a lawyer for this.

This is a plain summary, not legal advice. A legal team decides what fits.