Although Superintendent Clary said in April 1965 that the risk of juveniles escaping was minimal , just a year later a Los Angeles police sergeant complained that " too many boys are getting out . " In one incident , four boys went over a 14-foot wall and a dozen officers had to spend time rounding them up . From twelve to forty children escaped from the campus during the first year of its operation . In the 1971 San Fernando earthquake , 106 of the 305 youths in the facility escaped during evacuation of the buildings , which were severely damaged
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
Sylmar, Los Angeles