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San Diego Juvenile Halls Under Investigation by California Attorney General Bonta

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 educational services to young detainees.

This story from the San Diego Union-Tribune also cites Youth Law Center’s previous work on the use of pepper spray in juvenile detention facilities

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