Los Padrinos holds more than 270 youths, of which about three-quarters are accused of violent crimes, according to the ...

A Los Angeles County judge took a major step toward shutting down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, months after a state ...

Superior Court Judge Michael Espinoza ordered on Friday that the county is to come up with a plan to relocate detained youth ...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Espinoza announced the decision on Friday, directing the LA County Probation ...

More than a dozen detention services officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of child endangerment and abuse, conspiracy, and battery.

The move comes a week after a state board reaffirmed its finding that the LA County facility is unsuitable to house youth.

Los Angeles County’s troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey appears to be on the verge of closure, with a judge ...

Los Angeles County's troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey appears to be on the verge of closure, with a judge issuing a tentative order Friday calling on the county to develop a plan for ...

Los Angeles County’s troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey appears to be on the verge of closure, with a judge ...

A Los Angeles County judge ordered Friday, April 18, that officials develop a plan to depopulate the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, calling the facility “unlawful” and demanding that in ...

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County’s troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey appears to be on the verge of closure, with ...