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AUGUST 23, 2022- Statement on Assaults Alleged in Lawsuit from Probation Oversight Commission Vice Chair Esche Jackson

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

APRIL 14, 2021- New Probation Oversight Commission Leadership Announced

L.A. County supervisors call for probation chief’s ouster after video of violent restraint of teen- Feb 24, 2023

LA Times: Los Angeles County D.A. to review controversial video of probation officers dogpiling teen- Feb 15, 2023

WitnessLA: State Oversight Board Says LA Probation's Youth Halls Are Dangerously Out Of Compliance in 39 Categories- Feb 15, 2023

LA Times: Video of probation officer forcibly bending teen sparks outrage, allegations of excessive force- Feb 11, 2013

The Guardian: Survivors recount rampant abuse at Los Angeles' juvenile jails: 'Helpless, hopeless, lost and lonely'- Jan 23, 2023

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