Criminal filings at LA County juvenile facilities NBC Los Angeles [Video]

There have been dozens of new criminal filings at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall since July 2023 when it re-opened through January of this year, according to a document from the Los Angeles County Probation Department sent to the Probation Oversight Commission.   

The document, obtained by the NBCLA I-Team, details 36 new cases for violations including assault and battery on a peace officer. The document states there were 13 assaults on detention officers by youth during that time period.    

The Department also writes “the highest number of new filings involved youth or young adults housed at [Los Padrinos] and resulted from youth-on-youth assaults, known as ‘pack outs.’ This type of assault involves multiple youth assaulting a single youth.”  

Earlier this week, the Probation Department announced the arrest of a probation officer for alleged sexual activity with a young person.  

The Probation Department says that incident happened inside the Dorothy Kirby facility in Commerce. It involved a female officer accused of having …