A juvenile hall in Downey, long criticized for allegations of violence inside and operational issues will stay open despite a state order to shut down. This comes after after housing conditions were ...

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 ...

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 ...

A judge approved Los Angeles County Probation's plan to move more than 100 youth detainees out of the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. "This plan reflects our continued commitment to balancing ...

The Los Angeles County Probation Department said in a statement Friday night that a gun was found at around 10 a.m. at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. The department said the firearm was found ...

The Los Angeles County Probation Department on Friday submitted a proposed plan to move dozens of young people out of the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey in keeping with a state finding ...

Police arrested a nonprofit worker on Monday after he allegedly smuggled drugs into Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. The Los Angeles County Probation Department said investigators arrested Alejandro Lopez ...

Aerial view of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Nine people were hospitalized Wednesday morning because of possible drug exposure inside Los Padrinos ...