Several L.A. County probation officers stood by as at least six youths assaulted a 17-year-old inside Los Padrinos juvenile hall in December, with some officers appearing to laugh and shake hands with ...

Keeping young people out of the vicious cycle of the legal system is the life work for Valley probation officers Thelma Fowler and Mark Wertsching. KTAR News reporter Heidi Hommel takes a closer look ...

DOWNEY, Calif. (CNS) -- Several Los Angeles County probation officers stood idly by while a series of youth detainees at a Downey facility attacked a 17-year-old fellow detainee, punching and kicking ...

A citizens’ commission overseeing problems in Los Angeles County’s Probation Department called for resignation of department Chief Adolfo Gonzales on Thursday, Feb. 23, after watching a video in which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. L.A. County probation Officer Oscar Cross, with defense attorney Tom Yu, pleaded no contest during his preliminary hearing Friday.