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| CDCR Distributes Juveniles On Probation |
| By bakersfield.com |
| Published: 01/25/2011 |
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The Kern County Probation Department will assume supervision over the next three years of about 85 local youths who are currently at state-run facilities, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The transition comes as a result of a recently enacted law that builds on a years-long trend of decentralization in juvenile rehabilitation and figures to help the state in a tough budgetary climate. "The legislation was prompted by a philosophy that youth do better at rehabilitation when they're closer to their families and closer to the services they rely on in the community once they're released," said Bill Sessa, a spokesman for the state agency. In essence, the county will attain probational supervision of the state-held youths as they are released from their housing commitments. Read More. |
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