MacLaren Hall - The Sin of Being A Single Mother In Poverty (Episode 5 Part 1)

Continuing the episodic series on MacLaren Hall, my guest Gilbert Bao has spent more of his life in state custody than he has outside of it.
From being removed by Children's Services in East Los Angeles at the age of 8, to a revolving door of juvenile detention and then sentenced to 24 year to life in California State Prison, Gilbert has come out on the other side.
He admits that there are daily adjustments to be made. But his freedom is worth it.
MacLaren Hall Children's Center has been called "Los Angeles' Dirty Little Secret". Owned by the county, It once housed thousands of kids removed from their homes for various reasons and placed at what was to be a temporary facility until a suitable foster home became available.
Disproportionately, poor single mothers without the proper resources would lose their children to foster care. Many were victimized at the hands of those with a duty to protect them, resulting in lawsuits and the facility shut down.
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