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A Los Angeles County judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s bid to take control of L.A. County’s troubled juvenile halls.

The judge also slammed county officials for failing to address poor conditions that have led to drug overdoses and violence against detained youths.

A judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence of a “systemic failure” to improve poor conditions, Bonta had not met the legal grounds necessary to strip away local control.

After years of scandals — including frequent drug overdoses and incidents of staff violence agains

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