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State orders LA County to move nearly 300 youths out of ‘unsuitable’ juvenile halls

LOS ANGELES — State regulators voted Tuesday to find Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile halls “unsuitable,” an unprecedented decision that will force the county to quickly move nearly 300 youths out of the troubled facilities.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2023

LA County supervisors call for probation chief’s ouster after video of violent restraint of teen

LOS ANGELES — A majority of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and members of an oversight panel called for the ouster of the head of the Probation Department this week after the Los Angeles Times published a disturbing video showing staff at a juvenile facility violently restraining a teenage…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2023

6,992 on probation for drink-driving

A total of 6,992 motorists were placed on probation and their licences suspended for drink-driving during the first six days of the week-long New Year holiday period, Probation Department director-general Veerakit Hanparipan said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 4, 2023