Bill > SB1157

This bill makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing law regarding secure youth treatment facilities, which are facilities where a juvenile court can order a ward (a young person under court supervision) aged 14 or older to be confined. These facilities are for wards who have committed serious offenses, have a recent adjudication for such an offense, and for whom less restrictive alternatives have been deemed unsuitable by the court. The bill clarifies language related to the commitment process, including the establishment of baseline and maximum confinement terms, the development of individual rehabilitation plans, and the process for progress review and discharge hearings. It also refines provisions concerning transfers to less restrictive programs and the criteria for operating secure youth treatment facilities, ensuring that a court cannot commit a juvenile to any juvenile facility, including a secure youth treatment facility, for a period exceeding the maximum sentence an adult would receive for the same offense.

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