California: After fatal overdose at L.A. juvenile hall, a mother grieves as drugs remain a threat

After fatal overdose at L.A. juvenile hall, a mother grieves as drugs remain a threat

Marlen Medina knew exactly what she would give her son when he returned from Sylmar’s Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall: a blue Dodge Charger. She was paying it off while her son, Bryan Diaz, served time for attempted murder. She expected him to be released sometime next year — a date he was eagerly awaiting. “Pronto voy llegar a la casa, “ he wrote in one of the many letters he sent his mother from juvenile hall. Soon, I’m coming home. On May 9, Diaz died inside his cell from an overdose caused by fentanyl-laced narcotics — the first death ...

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