Arts and Culture partnered with the Department of Youth Development, Probation Department, and the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles to bring the arts to the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility, where justice-involved youth learned to play in a drumline. The Drum Corps Program is the result of a 2023 motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Lindsey P. Horvath which directed the music program be developed and implemented at Nidorf. In it, youth to learn how to play instruments, work together, and connect culturally with musical programming. Since 2016, the County has invested in the arts as a criminal justice reform strategy, particularly for justice-involved youth. Check out this video from Countywide Communications