L.A. County Begins Making Nearly $5 Billion in Payouts to Survivors of Sex Abuse in Juvenile Detention
by Chuck Sharman
Los Angeles County officials were set to begin making the first $600 million in payouts in early July 2026, under an historic $4 billion settlement agreement with some 6,800 former detainees subjected to sexual abuse in County juvenile lockups. Payouts were also getting underway under …