A Los Angeles County mother was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for attempting to sneak fentanyl into the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar in 2023.
Jeny Morenoparra, 42, was sentenced to 16 months in state prison after pleading no guilty to one felony count of bringing drugs or alcohol into a prison, jail, or detention facility in January, according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office news release.
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Morenoparra, the mother of a juvenile held at the facility, was approached by a supervising deputy probation officer during a visit in 2023 when she was discovered to have roughly three dozen tablets that tested positive for fentanyl, according to the release.
She was detained in 2023 and released shortly after, with no charges filed. When prosecutors reviewed the evidence in May 2025, they decided to press charges.
The LA County Probation Department’s Special Enforcement Operations Team apprehended Morenoparra on July 11, 2025, according to the district attorney’s office. She was detained again on Wednesday, after posting bond two days after her July arrest.
“The defendant, a mother of one of the facility’s residents, is accused of attempting to introduce fentanyl, an incredibly dangerous drug, endangering the very child she came to visit as well as potentially many of the other juveniles in the facility,” said a statement from LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman shared when she was arrested last year.
