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LA County Juvenile Camps Still Struggling to Reform
LA's Probation Department misses a federal deadline on juvenile-camp reforms. Also, the Dodger buyer buzz, and the newest member of the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenLA County's Probation Department failed to meet Monday's federal deadline for all of 41 juvenile-camp reforms. Is child abuse under control? Does the staff now work 40 hours a week? Will the Department of Justice want to take charge? Also, Peter O'Malley wants to bid for the Dodgers, and a conversation with the former State Supreme Court justice who's volunteered for the Commission on violence in LA County jails. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Greek brinksmanship, the European Union and the G-20 Summit.
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4 storiesDodgers Buyer Buzz
Peter O'Malley, whose father brought the Dodgers to Los Angeles, has told the LA Times he'll be part of a bid for the team, the stadium and the parking lots now that Frank McCourt has agreed that they be auctioned off. O'Malley spoke with the LA Times, whose baseball writer is Bill Shaikin.
Read the story6 minLA County's Snake-Pits for Children
For more than a decade, kids in LA County's 14 camps for juvenile offenders have committed suicide, died from untreated illnesses, been jumped into gangs and held in solitary confinement without mental health treatment.
Read the story11 minJustice Carlos Moreno on LA Jail Violence
LA County Sheriff Lee Baca has told the Board of Supervisors his staff didn't tell him of brutal violence by deputies against inmates in county jails, including some who are mentally ill.
Read the story8 minG-20 Meets amidst Crisis in the Eurozone
In Cannes today, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (seen at left) met for two and a half hours with German Prime Minister Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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