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APRIL 14 - New Probation Oversight Commission Leadership Announced

MARCH 14, 2022 - Probation Oversight Commission Releases Report on Education in Los Angeles County Probation Juvenile Halls and Camps

LA Times: Nearly 300 sue over alleged sexual abuse at L.A. County Probation halls and camps- Dec 27, 2022

LAist: LA County Supes Vote to Curb Pepper Spray in Juvenile Halls (Again) After Report Shows 'Disheartening and Egregious' Use- Dec 20, 2022

LA Times: L.A. County supervisors vote to ban pepper spray in some Juvenile Hall units- Dec 20, 2022

LAist: Probation Watchdog Finds More Kids Getting Pepper Sprayed In Juvenile Halls- Nov 17, 2022

LA Times: 70 girls sexually assaulted in juvenile camps by probation employees, lawsuits allege- Aug 19, 2022

LA Times: Editorial: Probation worker no-shows are the last straw. Break up and remake L.A. County juvenile justice- Aug 16, 2022

LA Times: Another L.A. juvenile hall fails inspection weeks after Central Juvenile Hall evacuation- April 1, 2022

LA Times: Essential California: Troubles roil L.A.’s Central Juvenile Hall- March 18, 2022

LA Times: ‘We’re screwed’: L.A. County empties troubled juvenile hall ahead of state board’s inspection- March 16, 2022

LA Times: L.A. County juvenile halls are ‘unsuitable for the confinement of youth,’ state board finds- Sept 18, 2021

LA Times: L.A. County moves to create new juvenile justice system focused on ‘care,’ not punishment- Nov 25, 2020

LA Times: Editorial: Time for accountability in L.A. County juvenile justice- Sept 29, 2019

LA Times: Editorial: Break up the L.A. County Probation Department- June 19, 2019