http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/state-to-close-youth-lockup.html
State to close largest youth lockup, convert it to adult prison
August 27, 2009 | 3:46 pm
The state is closing California's largest youth prison as the population of juvenile delinquents in state custody continues to decline, corrections officials announced today.
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The number of juvenile offenders in state custody has dropped over the last 10 years from a peak of nearly 10,000 to approximately 1,700, the result of legislation that now puts most young inmates in county jails.