A juvenile hall in Downey, long criticized for allegations of violence inside and operational issues will stay open despite a state order to shut down.

This comes after after housing conditions were found unsuitable for minors, but Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall said it will continue to house nearly 250 detainees.

The juvenile hall has been through many inspections in the past year, the most recent being in October, when the hall failed a screening.

Two other detention centers have already been shut down and the detainees were moved to Los Padrinos Jivenile Hall, the only one left in all of Los Angeles County.

Los Padrinos opened last year after two juvenile detention centers in the county were forced to close when the state said those were unsuitable for children.

Advocates for the children are speaking out, saying that keeping the juvenile center open is breaking the law.