California Moves To Phase Out State-Run Youth Prisons
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California is phasing out its state-run youth prisons and shifting the responsibility to counties, 162 years after lawmakers created the first alternative to housing children as young as 12 alongside adults in San Quentin and Folsom state prisons.
Advocates said the move reflects their belief that children who commit crimes can be reformed and are better served when held closer to their homes.
