DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall had its lockdown lifted on Saturday night a day after a riot at the facility shut the place down. The Downey facility was reopened earlier this ...

Parademics took six staff members and one youth to local hospitals after a suspected overdose and possible drug exposure at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. The Los Angeles County Probation Department said ...

The lockdown was lifted Saturday evening at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey amidst additional security measures initiated by Los Angeles County probation officials the day after a major ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A $2.7 million settlement has been reached with a teenager at the center of a so-called “gladiator” fight at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. The disturbing incident was caught on ...

Los Angeles County will pay $2.7 million to a teenager whose assault at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall led to the discovery of a series of “gladiator-style” fights and the indictment of 30 probation ...

Ambulances responded to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey on Wednesday for possible overdoses involving multiple people. Rich Prickett reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on July 2, 2025.

DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Eight Los Angeles County probation officers have been placed on administrative leave following a "significant incident" last month at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, ...

LOS ANGELES -- Thirty Los Angeles County detention officers have been charged for their alleged role in facilitating "gladiator fights" between youth detainees at a juvenile hall in Downey, California ...

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