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DECEMBER 9, 2024- L.A. County Oversight Commission Launches New School Resource Deputy Initiative
JULY 1, 2024- L.A. County Probation Announces Significant Management Overhaul
MAY 6, 2024-Launch of Data Dashboard Featuring Juvenile Detention Data
MARCH 7, 2023- Statement on the dismissal of L.A. County Probation Chief Adolfo Gonzales
APRIL 14, 2021- New Probation Oversight Commission Leadership Announced
News
KTLA 5- Probation officers accused of falsifying medical notes to avoid juvenile hall duty- April 11, 2026
The Imprint: ‘Touch Starvation:’ California Decides Whether Youth in Detention Should Be Able to Hug Visitors- March 4, 2026
NBC 4: Hug Act: LA County endorses state bill to allow jailed youth to hug visitors- March 4, 2026
Los Angeles Daily News: Hugs are banned in LA County juvenile halls. State legislation could change that.- March 3, 2026
Los Angeles Daily News: State board wants judge in receivership case to ‘intervene’ in LA County juvenile halls- March 1st, 2026
L.A. Daily News: Officer on leave for using pepper spray during girls brawl at LA County juvenile facility- Feb. 15, 2026
L.A. Times: Police cases under L.A. district attorney ending in dropped charges, losses and plea deals- Feb. 13, 2026
L.A. Daily News: LA County settles lawsuit from teen allegedly beaten at Malibu juvenile facility- Feb 12, 2026
L.A. Daily News: Pepper spray usage, violence surged after LA County juvenile hall transfers- Feb 1, 2026
L.A. Times: L.A. County to pause some payouts amid investigations into $4-billion sex abuse settlement- Jan 29, 2026
L.A. Daily News: A year ago, Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall should have closed; here’s where it is today- Dec 14, 2025
Daily Breeze: Urine in bags, reports of violence at reopened LA County juvenile hall, testimony reveals- Nov 24, 2025
Hoodline: L.A. County Board of Supervisors Endorses Enhanced Post-Secondary Education in Probation Facilities- Nov 19, 2025
L.A. Times: As concerns loom over sex abuse payouts, L.A. County finalizes $828-million settlement- Oct 28, 2025
LAist: LA County approves another $828 million to settle sex abuse claims- Oct 28, 2025
L.A. Times: Judge pumps brakes on Bonta’s push to take over L.A. County juvenile halls- Oct 10, 2025
The Imprint: Indefinite Probation for Youth Doesn’t Make Us Safer. Ending It Would.- Oct 10, 2025
L.A. School Report: L.A. County’s Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth is ‘Systemic’- Aug 27, 2025
L.A. Times: L.A. County unlikely to fight probation takeover — as long as receiver battles problem staffers- Aug 7, 2025
ABC 7: Attorneys demand answers after hundreds say they were abused at county-operated juvenile boot camps- August 5, 2025
NBC 4: Federal investigation requested into LA County juvenile system- Aug 5, 2025
L.A. Times: A.G. Rob Bonta seeks takeover of scandal-plagued L.A. County juvenile halls- July 23, 2025
A.G. Bonta Press Release: Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Place Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls in Receivership- July 23, 2025
CBS News: State inspection findings delay depopulation of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- July 7, 2025
L.A. Times: Nine hospitalized after drug incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- July 2, 2025
L.A. Times: L.A. probation officer arrested, accused of supplying drugs to juvenile hall- June 10, 2025
L.A. Times: L.A. County to pay $2.7 million to teen assaulted in ‘gladiator fight’- June 3, 2025
L.A. Times: 30 people accused this probation officer of sexual abuse. He won’t face charges- May 29, 2025
LAist: LA County prepares to relocate youth from troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- May 26, 2025
LAist: LA County reveals plan to move youths out of troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- May 2, 2025
L.A. Times: A.G. Bonta considers stripping county control of L.A.’s chaotic juvenile halls- May 1, 2025
ABC News: Los Angeles County approves $4B payout to settle sexual abuse claims- April 29, 2025
L.A. Times: Reams of documents related to L.A. County sex abuse cases never turned over, lawyers say- April 21, 2025
NBC 4: Judge orders LA County to develop plan to close Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- April 18, 2025
The Imprint: In Los Angeles, a $4 Billion Settlement for Survivors of Sexual Assault While in County Custody Moves Forward- April 10, 2025
Witness LA: LA County Supes Order “Transparency in Planning During Probation’s Ongoing Crisis”- April 5, 2025
Reuters: Los Angeles County to settle over 6,800 sex abuse claims for $4 billion- April 4, 2025
LA Times: In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion- April 4, 2025
LA Times: Food bounties and gang brawls: Behind the ‘gladiator fights’ in L.A. juvenile halls- March 21, 2025
WitnessLA: LA County Probation Presents “Global Plan” for Housing Youth in Halls and Camps - March 15, 2025
LAist: 30 LA County probation officers are accused of allowing 'gladiator fights' in juvenile hall- March 3, 2025
L.A. Times: 30 L.A. County probation officers indicted over ‘gladiator fights’ at juvenile halls- March 3, 2025
L.A. Times: At least 20 L.A. County probation officers face criminal indictment, sources say -Feb 21, 2025
L.A. Times: L.A. probation officer caught on camera bending teen in half given no-jail plea deal- Feb 21, 2025
Ed Source: Education concerns remain high at LA County juvenile hall- Feb 21, 2025
LAist: Judge sets April hearing to consider shutdown of Los Padrinos juvenile hall- Feb 14, 2025
L.A. Times: L.A. County hit with record number of lawsuits amid flood of child sex abuse claims- Feb 6, 2025
L.A. Times: L.A. County probation chief plans to quit as juvenile hall closure looms Dec 5, 2024
Spectrum News: LA County juvenile halls again under fire as Los Padrinos Detention Center deemed unsuitable Dec 4, 2024
NBC L.A.: Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall nearing closure after declared unsuitable for youth Nov. 22, 2024
LAist: California AG wants more monitoring at two LA County juvenile halls Nov. 20,2024
Fox 11: LA County’s largest juvenile hall ordered to close due to ‘unsuitable’ conditions - Oct. 16, 2024
L.A. Times: ‘No one interfered’: Sex abuse in L.A. County juvenile halls in spotlight at Senate hearing - Sept. 26, 2024
The Imprint: California, Usually Progressive, is Behind The Times on Pepper Spray in Juvenile Halls - Sept. 23, 2024
L.A. Times: L.A. County got $88 million to rehabilitate young people. Most of it hasn’t been spent- August 21, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: Supervisors question delays in moving detainees out of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- July 24, 2024
The Imprint: A Staggering Tally: Cases Alleging Sexual Abuse of Children in Los Angeles County Custody now Number Thousands - July 12, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: LA County juvenile hall back in state’s crosshairs over misleading documents given to inspectors- July 12, 2024
Vanguard News Group: Pepper Spray reportedly still used daily in Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls, despite supervisors’ orders - July 9, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: LA County Probation Department cuts 13 bureau chiefs in sudden restructuring- June 29, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: Why a ‘reimagined’ detention system for juveniles has stalled in LA County- June 5th, 2024
L.A. Times: Juvenile hall fight videos raise question: Can L.A. County probation reports be trusted?- May 30, 2024
L.A. Times: In effort to ‘regain public trust,’ L.A. County announces 66 probation officers put on leave- May 15, 2024
L.A Times: 4 more L.A. County probation officers put on leave in connection with ‘youth-on-youth violence- April 26, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: 4 more LA County probation officers placed on leave over juvenile hall violence- April 26, 2024
ABC News: Investigation looks at L.A. County Probation Department and claims of abuse- April 16, 2024
LA Times: Video shows L.A. probation officers letting group beat teen in Los Padrinos juvenile hall- April 12, 2024
LA Times: In nick of time, L.A. County adds staff to keep juvenile halls open. Many are skeptical it’ll last- April 12, 2024
NBC L.A.: Criminal filings reported at LA County juvenile facilities- March 13, 2024
LA Times: L.A. County probation officer accused of sex with jailed youth- March 11, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: New mandate to put 250 field officers in troubled LA County juvenile halls faces pushback- March 4, 2024
LAist: State Orders Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall To Shut Down In 60 Days If Safety And Staffing Problems Persist- Feb 19, 2024
Hoodline: Los Angeles Juvenile Facilities Deemed Unsuitable by State Body, Local Oversight Demands Action- Feb 17, 2024
NBC L.A.: State board finds two LA County juvenile facilities unsuitable - Feb 15, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: State orders shutdown of LA County’s two largest juvenile facilities-Feb 15, 2024
LA Times: L.A. County has 2 months to fix problems in juvenile hall — or get everyone out. Again- Feb 15, 2024
LA Times: Nine months after opening, L.A. County’s newest juvenile hall under fire from regulators- Feb 8, 2024
Los Angeles Daily News: LA County installs razor wire, body scanners at juvenile hall to keep kids in and drugs out- Jan 14, 2024
LA Times: “8 L.A. County probation officers placed on leave for allegedly allowing beatdown at Los Padrinos”- Jan 11, 2024
LAist: 8 Officers Put On Leave After Alleged Misconduct At Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall- Jan 11, 2024