Los Angeles County is on the final step of a court-approved plan designed to save Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall from closure, but critics argue the effort is failing to live up to its promises and ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that Los Angeles County's juvenile hall system will begin the process of entering receivership due to what he called a public safety crisis.

Pepper spray usage and violence skyrocketed at Los Angeles County’s second largest juvenile facility last year after dozens of youth were shifted there from the beleaguered Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, ...