L.A. County Probation Department Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa is pushing to root out staff perpetrating a culture of violence, drugs, or abuse in County juvenile institutions.
The involvement of four more officers besides the initial eight placed on leave suggests a broader issue of guards being present during youth assaults.
The incidents of youth-on-youth violence have been handed over to the California attorney general's office for investigation.
Video footage shows guards standing by while youths assault a 17-year-old, raising concerns of coordinated violence being termed as 'organized fights' by a county supervisor.
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