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Judge orders LA County to depopulate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
Los Padrinos holds more than 270 youths, of which about three-quarters are accused of violent crimes, according to the ...
L.A. County judge moves toward shuttering troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
A Los Angeles County judge took a major step toward shutting down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, months after a state ...
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3 youths from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall sent to hospital for suspected drug use
“People forget these are teenagers, these are kids.” Los Angeles County has struggled to stop drugs from flowing into its juvenile facilities for years. In March 2023, the L.A. County Office ...
Los Angeles County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities
Officials say Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.
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Overdoses at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall mark latest scandal for embattled Downey facility
Three youths suffered drug overdoses at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, seen here in Downey. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...
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Food bounties and gang brawls: Behind the ‘gladiator fights’ in L.A. juvenile halls
The teenager didn’t always have to eat the drab grits and sausage at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall ... Thirty Los Angeles probation officers have been indicted on charges of child endangerment ...