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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 1850 — Youth Correctional Centers

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 1850

Type
Statute
Source
California Welfare and Institutions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

The purpose of this article is to protect society more effectively by providing a system of flexible constraints and controls that utilize short-term confinement for selected youthful offenders, followed by intensive probation supervision. To this end it is the intent of the Legislature that…

Citator

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 1850 — Youth Correctional Centers is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

The purpose of this article is to protect society more effectively by providing a system of flexible constraints and controls that utilize short-term confinement for selected youthful offenders, followed by intensive probation supervision. To this end it is the intent of the Legislature that this article be liberally interpreted in conformity with its declared purpose.