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

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.

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

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