Historic Resolution for Survivors of Systemic Abuse in Los Angeles County Youth Facilities In April 2025, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a record-breaking $4 billion settlement to resolve more than 7,000 claims of sexual abuse at its juvenile detention facilities. This marks the largest municipal sex abuse settlement in U.S. history and…

Legal Action Over Sexual Abuse in Los Angeles County’s Juvenile Detention System Central Juvenile Hall, located in East Los Angeles near the historic Eastlake neighborhood, is now the subject of extensive legal action following decades of alleged sexual abuse, physical violence, and systemic neglect. Survivors are coming forward with claims that probation officers and staff…

Legal Action Over Sexual Abuse in Los Angeles County’s Juvenile Detention System Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, located in Downey, California, is now the focus of a growing wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, physical assault, and systemic negligence. Survivors and their families are coming forward to expose decades of misconduct by probation officers, mental health…