Fired watchdog claims oversight of L.A. juvenile halls is ‘illusion’
After one of her first visits to L.A. County’s juvenile hall in Sylmar, Efty Sharony filed a report that said she witnessed conditions worse than…
Judge orders more than 100 moved out of troubled L.A. juvenile hall
A judge approved a plan Friday to move more than 100 youths out of a troubled Los Angeles juvenile hall that has been the site…
After overdoses and chaos, will state take over L.A. juvenile halls?
It should have been a normal day at school, or as normal as a classroom setting is in juvenile detention.But lessons at Los Padrinos Juvenile…
Judge moves toward shuttering troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
A Los Angeles County judge took a major step Friday toward shutting down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, months after a state oversight body…
Israeli prisons for juvenile Palestinians are “far from fair”
Lawyer Khaled Quzmar says the Israeli military system is far below international standards. Source link
Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline on potential closure
More than a month after the state ordered Los Angeles County’s sole juvenile hall shut down due to paltry staffing, a judge has once again…
Judge holds off on ordering shutdown of L.A. County’s juvenile hall
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will remain open until at least early January after a judge held off on ordering the troubled hall shut down.Los Angeles…
Showdown looms after judge sets hearing to close L.A. juvenile hall
One day after the L.A. County probation department refused a state oversight body’s order to shut down a long troubled youth facility, an L.A. County…
Official says L.A. County may defy state order to close juvenile hall
A top L.A. County probation official has said the agency won’t obey a state order to vacate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall this month, potentially setting…
L.A. County probation chief to quit as juvenile hall closure looms
L.A. County’s chief probation officer said he plans to leave the troubled agency as a deadline to evacuate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall approaches, sources said,…
California probation chiefs brace for changes to the juvenile justice system
Reporting from Sacramento — When Lee Seale became Sacramento County’s chief probation officer in 2013, officials at his juvenile hall were grappling with how to prevent…
Bob Baffert horses dominate in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
DEL MAR — Bob Baffert’s return to eligibility for the Kentucky Derby couldn’t have started any better when he won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile…
Newsom vetoes bill allowing suits over sex abuse at juvenile facilities
Many people who say they were raped or molested while confined at California juvenile facilities are out of time to sue the county governments that…
Sex abuse in L.A. County juvenile halls in spotlight at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Testifying Wednesday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, Breane Wingfield said she was 14 when, in 2005, she was sexually assaulted in a van by…
Youths charged with serious crimes to wear monitoring bracelets under Victorian trial
The Victorian government is launching a trial of electronic monitoring bracelets for young people charged with serious offences.The trial would see young people fitted with…
Where L.A. D.A. candidates stand on death penalty, juvenile justic
Polls show nearly two-thirds of voters remain undecided in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s race. With a historically large field of a dozen prosecutors,…
2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday,…