Gladiator School at LA Juvenile Hall

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(NBC News) Southern California officers accused of facilitating 'gladiator fights' among minors

Surveillance video shows guards arranged ‘gladiator fights’ between minor inmates

(KTLA 5) March 3, 2025: Thirty Los Angeles County detention services officers are facing criminal charges for facilitating “gladiator fights” between youths at an LA County juvenile hall, allegedly because maybe our eyes are lying to us from all the hours of surveillance video catching them doing it.

Children as young as 12 abused by officers, who laugh and encourage them to hurt each other for their entertainment during 69 violent fights involving 143 child-convicts who are then told not to report it or seek medical attention for their injuries. Ironically, los pardrinos is Spanish for "the godparents," which male and female officers seem to have taken to mean Mafia members. \

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports live on Mar. 3, 2025. Details: ktla.com/news/local-news/30-l...

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