Los Angeles County currently has two juvenile halls, Los Padrinos and Barry J. Nidorf, which hold over 300 juveniles.
Officials wrote to the Department of Justice Tuesday expressing concerns over recent complaints regarding the safety and well-being of juveniles detained in probation camps across Los Angeles County .U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler called for the DOJ to detail their recent and planned actions to address wrongdoings in the LA County probation camps.Since the early 2000s, there have been repeated reports of sexual abuse at the probation camps, according to the officials' letter.
"Many of these reports are not only deeply disturbing, but they also generate many questions regarding the DOJ monitoring and accountability protocols in place for these institutions," wrote the Senators.
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