A teenager who said he fought other kids in return for fast food in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall poses for a portrait. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) The teenager didn’t always have to eat the drab ...

Thirty corrections officers at a California juvenile hall have been indicted on child abuse charges after allegedly coordinating “gladiator fights” between minors for at least six months, state ...

Multiple Los Angeles County detention services officers are now facing charges in connection with what prosecutors describe as “gladiator fights” held at a juvenile facility. Monday, California ...

MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REWARD. CALIFORNIA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED NEW CHARGES AGAINST 30 OFFICERS WORKING AT A JUVENILE HALL IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ACCUSED OF MAKING THE CHILDREN AT THAT DETENTION ...

LOS ANGELES -- Thirty Los Angeles County detention officers have been charged for their alleged role in facilitating "gladiator fights" between youth detainees at a juvenile hall in Downey, California ...

When news broke earlier this year that 30 officers at a Los Padrinos juvenile detention facility were charged with facilitating gladiator fights between youth inmates, it evoked scenes straight out of ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the ruins of a Roman-era amphitheater — possibly the youngest on record — where spectators likely watched gladiator fights and animal hunts with bated ...

The fossilized remains of a brown bear were discovered near the Viminacium amphitheater in Serbia, a Roman gladiator. The male brown bear suffered a fracture to its frontal bone, which resulted in an ...

The teenager didn’t always have to eat the drab grits and sausage at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. For kids like him — kids willing to fight — there was another breakfast option. The teenager said a few ...