Judge pumps brakes on Bonta’s push to take over L.A. County juvenile halls
A judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence…
Torrance Police agree to reforms with state after racist text scandal
The Torrance Police Department and the California Attorney General’s Office have entered into an “enforceable agreement” meant to reform the troubled agency following a scandal…
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…
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…
L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers over workforce
L.A. County agreed to bestow new powers on its beleaguered probation chief, giving him temporary authority to redirect some of the county’s workforce as the…
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,…