Thirty probation officers have been charged with allowing — and even encouraging — scores of “gladiator fights” at a California juvenile detention center involving at least 143 young inmates.

The California Department of Justice said it launched its investigation after video surfaced last year of probation officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall failing to intervene as a group of youths ...

BACKGROUND: Juvenile offenses on the rise ... The program has enrolled 530 youths out of 1,200 who have gone through juvenile probation since its inception. "When kids are on JEDS, we have ...

That therapy “is one of his overriding needs right now,” the boy’s juvenile probation counselor stressed to the judge. “The main thing — the most important — is that you do what your ...

This is only further proof that the culture of our probation department needs to change dramatically.'' Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall has been plagued with operational issues since it was hastily ...

A message that rings true no matter your background. "If even one kid can ... I'm going to change my ways," said a kid in the Juvenile Probation program.

For months, the review board that investigates alleged misconduct by county law enforcement officers has been unable to investigate cases of youth who are seriously injured in county custody.