Thirty officers have been accused of staging dozens of brutal "gladiator fights" at a youth detention facility in California.

Prosecutors accuse some officers at the youth detention centre of acting as 'referees' as dozens of fights ensued.

The fights occurred over a six-month period 2023 and involved 143 victims ranging in age from 12 to 18, according to the ...

Thirty officers at a juvenile detention facility in Southern California face charges from the state for allegedly running ...

Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating ...

More than two dozen Los Angeles County probation officers are charged with child abuse for so-called "gladiator fights" at a juvenile detention facility.

Officers had allowed and in some cases encouraged fights between teens being held at a detention center in Downey, Calif., ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged some officers promoted, watched and covered up the fights that occurred over a ...

The alleged incidents occurred in the second half of 2023, where at least 143 children and teens between 12 and 18 years old participated in 69 fights at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, ...

Dozens of officers at a juvenile detention center are being charged for facilitating "gladiator fights" between youth ...