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Press Releases
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
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