The Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) By Cristine Soto Deberry UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM PDT ...

Abuse in juvenile detention runs deeper than gladiator fights Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, pictured here in May 2023. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) ...

A tutor and a probation officer have been arrested within the last month for smuggling Xanax into juvenile facilities.

A 41-year-old woman has been charged with attempting to smuggle fentanyl pills into an Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility where her child was a resident, officials announced Thursday.