Two teachers injured while trying to break up fight between students at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center

Two teachers injured while trying to break up fight between students at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Two teachers were injured when they tried to break up a fight between students at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center earlier in May. The Bon Air facility is located in Chesterfield County and houses youth ranging from about 14 to 20 years old who have been committed by the juvenile court for crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. It’s the state’s only facility for housing convicted youth. According to …

State launches investigation into conditions at San Diego County juvenile facilities

East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa. (Photo courtesy of San Diego County) The state has opened a civil rights investigation to determine if youths have been mistreated at San Diego County juvenile halls, the Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. The investigation will examine conditions at the county’s East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa and Youth Transition Campus in Birdland, according to a statement, which said…

California opens probe into San Diego County's youth detention centers

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened a probe into San Diego County's juvenile detention system, investigating whether or not the facilities engaged in mistreatment of the youth in its care. The civil rights investigation, which was announced by the attorney general's office Tuesday, specifically will look into the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa and Youth Transition Campus in Kearny Mesa. B…

Bonta investigating San Diego County juvenile detention halls

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into allegations of civil rights abuses at San Diego County’s two juvenile lockups, the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa and the Youth Transition Campus in Kearny Mesa. The investigation, announced Tuesday, names the County of San Diego, which operates both facilities through its probation department, and the San Diego County Office of Education, which provides e…

California AG Bonta launches civil rights investigation into San Diego juvenile halls

The announcement did not outline any specific incidents or allegations that may have prompted the investigation.

California to investigate San Diego's juvenile hall for possible mistreatment

The California Attorney General’s Office has opened a civil rights investigation into whether youths have been mistreated at San Diego County’s juvenile hall facilities, it was announced Tuesday. The investigation will examine conditions at the county’s East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility and Youth Transition Campus, according to a statement issued Tuesday, which said the Attorney General’s office will look into  “whether...