Monday, January 7, 2008

Division of Juv. Justice Closes 2 Youth Corrections Facilities/ Lisa Sweet

The California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), which was formerly known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), announced the closure of two of its prisons the Dewitt Nelson Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton and the El Paso de Robles Youth Correctional Facility in Paso Robles. This was the result of a 2004 Alameda County Superior Court ordered overhaul of its corrections system. The decision was for the most part positively received but there were those, such as the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, that thought the closures would only result in needless transfers and some job loss.

Link: http://www.sacbee.com/114/index-p2.html

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