The Superior Court Judges for the circuit have designated Judge Amanda Dean as the new Presiding Juvenile Court Judge, ...

Cell Dogs teaches incarcerated people how to train dogs by pairing them with pets rescued from shelters.

Nine people were hospitalized Wednesday morning because of possible drug exposure inside Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey ...

A Juvenile got moved to the Brazos County Detention Center on Tuesday after kicking a guard at the juvenile hall last Friday ...

Guards at juvenile hall charged with orchestrating ‘gladiator fights’ California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged some officers promoted, watched and covered up the fights that occurred over ...

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Thirty Los Angeles County detention officers face felony charges — including child endangerment, abuse and battery — stemming from accusations that they allowed youths in juvenile hall to ...

Groundbreaking for the new Monterey County juvenile hall took place in the hot morning sun on Friday, but few seemed to mind. The mood of those assembled on the uneven adobe ground northeast of ...

State authorities said this week that they were still finalizing a re-inspection of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. A judge is waiting on those results before deciding whether the county ...

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has, once again, delayed ruling on whether to shut down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the county’s largest youth detention facility, as it continues to ...

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey is nearing its permanent closure within the coming weeks after housing conditions were found unsuitable for minors.

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall declared ‘unsuitable,’ must shut down in 60 days due to low staffing Teachers working for a community-based organization notified the county they would not return to ...