4 more LA County probation officers placed on leave over juvenile hall violence

The Los Angeles County Probation Department put four more probation officers on administrative leave following an internal review of additional incidents of youth-on-youth violence at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the department announced Friday, April 26.

The agency previously removed eight other officers from the juvenile hall in January for standing by during — and potentially orchestrating — fights between youth. Critics have alleged those incidents were tantamount to “gladiator fight...