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Jason Henry
Jason Henry is an investigative reporter with the Southern California News Group. Raised in Ohio, Jason began his career at a suburban daily near Cleveland before moving to California in 2013. He is a self-identified technophile, data nerd and wannabe drone pilot.
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![Rep. Maxine Waters has suddenly lobbied against the project, planned for six years to connect a Metro station to sports and entertainment venues. Rep. Maxine Waters has suddenly lobbied against the project, planned for six years to connect a Metro station to sports and entertainment venues.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TDB-L-ITCVONS-0407.jpg?w=140)
Inglewood’s $2 billion people mover loses funding in U.S. House budget
Rep. Maxine Waters has suddenly lobbied against the project, planned for six years to connect a Metro station to sports and entertainment venues.
![Weeks after the chemical irritant was banned at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, probation officials brought it back -- and a data analysis revealed its usage has quadrupled since then. Weeks after the chemical irritant was banned at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, probation officials brought it back -- and a data analysis revealed its usage has quadrupled since then.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Nidorf.jpg?w=134)
Pepper spray still used every day in LA County juvenile halls, despite supervisors’ orders to stop
Weeks after the chemical irritant was banned at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, probation officials brought it back -- and a data analysis revealed its usage has quadrupled since then.
![Six of the seven highest paid last year, including city managers in Commerce, Pomona and Rialto, collected an average of $238,858 in extra pay on the way out the door. Six of the seven highest paid last year, including city managers in Commerce, Pomona and Rialto, collected an average of $238,858 in extra pay on the way out the door.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Edgar-Cisneros-horizontal.jpg?w=140)
7 SoCal city managers among state’s highest paid thanks to lucrative exit packages
Six of the seven highest paid last year, including city managers in Commerce, Pomona and Rialto, collected an average of $238,858 in extra pay on the way out the door.
![Those affected by the restructuring will be offered positions in other county departments, according to probation officials. Those affected by the restructuring will be offered positions in other county departments, according to probation officials.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LDN-L-REIMAGINED-0602-002_980689.jpg?w=117)
LA County Probation Department cuts 13 bureau chiefs in sudden restructuring
Those affected by the restructuring will be offered positions in other county departments, according to probation officials.
![Union officials demand that the Probation Department "cease and desist" the use of involuntary reassignments and forced leaves. Union officials demand that the Probation Department "cease and desist" the use of involuntary reassignments and forced leaves.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nidorf.jpg?w=134)
Probation officers accuse LA County of unfair labor practices over forced redeployments
Union officials demand that the Probation Department "cease and desist" the use of involuntary reassignments and forced leaves.
![Harshwal & Co., the second accounting firm to quit in two years, said it had "significant concerns" about the the accuracy of the financial data it was provided. Harshwal & Co., the second accounting firm to quit in two years, said it had "significant concerns" about the the accuracy of the financial data it was provided.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Central-Basin.jpg?w=117)
Central Basin’s auditor quits over missing records, ongoing ‘mismanagement’
Harshwal & Co., the second accounting firm to quit in two years, said it had "significant concerns" about the the accuracy of the financial data it was provided.
![Despite widespread support for reforms that would remove the embattled Probation Department from its oversight of juvenile halls and camps, major obstacles remain. Despite widespread support for reforms that would remove the embattled Probation Department from its oversight of juvenile halls and camps, major obstacles remain.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LDN-L-REIMAGINED-0602-002.jpg?w=117)
Why a ‘reimagined’ detention system for juveniles has stalled in LA County
Despite widespread support for reforms that would remove the embattled Probation Department from its oversight of juvenile halls and camps, major obstacles remain.
![Supervisors cited a Southern California News Group report in early May about wait times of three hours or more for lawyers and social workers to see their clients. Supervisors cited a Southern California News Group report in early May about wait times of three hours or more for lawyers and social workers to see their clients.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LDN-L-PADRINOS-0528-01-3.jpg?w=132)
LA County supervisors call for reduced wait times for attorneys at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
Supervisors cited a Southern California News Group report in early May about wait times of three hours or more for lawyers and social workers to see their clients.
![Department pledges to "root out" employees who contribute to a culture of violence, drug use, neglect and sexual misconduct. Department pledges to "root out" employees who contribute to a culture of violence, drug use, neglect and sexual misconduct.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LDN-L-PADRINOS-0528-01-2.jpg?w=132)
LA County has put 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct since January
Department pledges to "root out" employees who contribute to a culture of violence, drug use, neglect and sexual misconduct.
![The delays caused by chronic understaffing at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey may be unconstitutional, experts say. The delays caused by chronic understaffing at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey may be unconstitutional, experts say.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LDN-L-PADRINOS-0528-02.jpg?w=140)
Attorneys, social workers endure long waits to see LA County detainees in juvenile hall
The delays caused by chronic understaffing at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey may be unconstitutional, experts say.