LOS ANGELES—A teenage detainee at a Los Angeles County juvenile hall died of an apparent overdose on May 9, according to an online report.
The death was reported by the Los Angeles Times, which cited unnamed sources with “direct knowledge of the situation.”
According to the county Probation Department, the unidentified “young adult was found dead this morning at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall” in Sylmar.
“Our nursing staff immediately administered emergency services, including the use of [anti-overdose medication] Narcan,” according to a statement from Guillermo Viera Rosa, chief strategist for juvenile operations for the Probation Department. “We have notified the family and will cooperate fully with law enforcement on a thorough investigation of the incident. We have also dispatched peer support personnel and mental health professionals to the facility for crisis counseling of youth and our staff. In the meantime, I want to convey our most profound condolences to the youth’s family.”…