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Los Angeles County will pay $2.7M to teen boy attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a ...
Guards Allegedly Staged 'Gladiator Fights' at Calif. Juvenile Hall — and a Shocking Video May Prove It
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2.67 million to Jose Rivas Barillas, who was beaten by several other juveniles in “gladiator fights” which were initiated by probation officers at Los Padrinos ...
Plan to shift juvenile detention center to the sheriff's office draws opposition
Policymakers and criminal justice reform activists seek an audit and reevaluation of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention ...
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$2.7 million awarded to teen assaulted in 'gladiator' fight at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
The then-16-year-old's lawyer says no amount of money will erase his client's pain after the altercation left him with a ...
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LA County agrees to pay nearly $2.7 million to victim of beating at juvenile hall
An indictment alleges the attack was part of a series of 'gladiator fights' that officers at Los Padrinos in Downey allowed ...
Los Angeles County to pay $27 million settlement for ‘gladiator fights’ at juvenile detention center
Los Angeles County settled for $27 million with a teenager brutally beaten in a juvenile detention center. Probation officers ...