Thirty probation officers have been charged with allowing — and even encouraging — scores of “gladiator fights” at a California juvenile detention center involving at least 143 young inmates.

More than two dozen officers at a California juvenile detention center were charged after video footage captured them “encouraging” dozens of so-called “gladiator fights” between children ...

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said officers either coordinated or allowed 69 brawls, which he referred to as “gladiator fights,” between July and December 2023. While the indictment was met with shock ...

Thirty corrections officers at a California juvenile hall have been indicted on child abuse charges after allegedly coordinating “gladiator fights” between minors for at least six months ...

The indictment stems from a California Department of Justice investigation that began after a video was leaked depicting one of the “gladiator fights.” The charges include 69 counts of child ...

“Instead, the officers charged today did just the opposite – overseeing ‘gladiator fights’ when they should have intervened.” Investigators with the California Department of Justice ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta charged 30 corrections officers in Los Angeles County for allegedly enabling "gladiator fights" at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. "Officers at Los Padrinos ...

DOWNEY, Calif. (WKRC) - 30 detention officers who worked at a juvenile detention center were charged with child abuse after they allegedly facilitated "gladiator fights" between minors in their care.

Thirty officers have been accused of staging dozens of brutal “gladiator fights” at a beleaguered youth detention facility in Southern California. According to a March 3 news release from ...

Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-called “gladiator fights” between youth in their care, the state’s ...

Thirty detention service officers were charged with child endangerment and abuse, conspiracy and battery for allowing more than 100 teenagers to participate in “gladiator fight” matchups at a ...