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Children sent to Rancho del Campo were supposed to receive structure and support. Instead, many were sexually abused by the adults who were supposed to protect them.

This page explains how survivors of abuse at the San Diego Juvenile Ranch Facility (also known as Rancho del Campo) can file civil lawsuits against San Diego County and pursue financial compensation and justice.

If you were sexually abused at this or any other San Diego juvenile hall, call our sexual abuse lawyers at 800-553-8082 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

Countless juvenile inmates at the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in San Diego may have been victims of sexual abuse due to the negligence of the San Diego County Probation Department. On this page, we will explain how victims of sexual abuse at East Mesa Juvenile Detention Center can file civil lawsuits and get financial settlements.

Victims of childhood sexual abuse at MacLaren Hall in Los Angeles County may now be eligible to file civil lawsuits and pursue significant financial compensation. MacLaren Hall, once a county-run facility for children in crisis, has become the focus of widespread legal action after hundreds of former residents came forward with disturbing accounts of sexual abuse, neglect, and systemic mistreatment.

In response to over 6,000 claims of abuse across multiple juvenile institutions, Los Angeles County recently approved a landmark $4 billion sex abuse settlement, one of the largest payouts for institutional abuse in U.S. history. A large number of those claims stem from abuse at MacLaren Hall, which operated for decades with little oversight and became a symbol of institutional failure because of the horrors that occurred there.

Despite this historic settlement, survivors can still file new California detention center lawsuits. Our law firm is representing individuals who were abused at MacLaren Hall, and we continue to accept new cases for victims under 40 years old.  The legal process remains open to survivors who have not yet come forward, including those who may have only recently begun to understand or confront the trauma they experienced.

Women incarcerated at Folsom Women’s Facility in Sacramento County, California are now coming forward with civil claims of sexual abuse and retaliation by correctional staff.

These lawsuits allege that officials at this CDCR-run facility failed to prevent known patterns of misconduct, ignored reports of abuse, and created an environment where victims were silenced rather than protected. Survivors are pursuing compensation through civil litigation, seeking justice and fair settlements for what happened inside one of California’s lesser-known but deeply troubled women’s prisons.

Though prisons like Chowchilla and Chino receive much of the current spotlight, survivors from Folsom have also begun to step forward with chilling stories of abuse, retaliation, and institutional betrayal.