"Proclaiming a local emergency to address this critical crisis will provide the county with additional tools to accelerate and expand its response in collaboration with our state partners and others," the motion states. The county Probation Department is still app...
“This case is just a microcosm of the bigger problem—a failure of the Los Angeles County Probation Department to protect our children,” attorney Jamal Tooson, who is representing the family, said in a statement Thursday. “Regrettably, some who have sworn to...
The video, which depicts a December 2023 incident, shows one youth sustaining punches and kicks in a “day room” decorated for Christmas inside the juvenile hall in Downey.The footage led the county Probation Department to suspend eight officers in January. The footage was first made public ...
L.A. County probation officer accused of sex with jailed youth March 11, 2024 Sherrie Albin, the deputy public defender who represented the teen in the Los Padrinos video, said it would be impossible to subpoena footage to challenge every report. Juveniles in custody are also often hesitant to...