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

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

A 15-year-old girl accused of causing a woman permanent eye damage in a December assault is awaiting a judge’s ruling on ...

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.

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

The program is designed to keep students who commit first-time misdemeanors out of youth court by putting them through an ...

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

A 15-year-old Norfolk girl accused of causing a woman permanent eye damage in a December assault will not have her case ...

Matters involving the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall ... sometimes while probation officers allegedly stood by without intervening, and escape attempts. Superior Court Judge Michael Espinoza ...

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

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