Four probation officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall have been placed on administrative leave following an internal review by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The suspensions relate to multiple incidents of “youth-on-youth violence” at the embattled juvenile detainment facility in Downey, officials said. Probation Department Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa said these suspensions are part […]
Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa says he is rooting out staff members "perpetrating a culture of violence, drugs, or abuse in County juvenile institutions."
The union representing hundreds of deputy probation officers says the community is unsafe because officers are being moved from field office work to support.