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2011 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100 - 1500]
ARTICLE 23. Wards and Dependent Children Juvenile Halls
Section 851
CA Welf & Inst Code § 851 (through 2012 Leg Sess) What's This?
Except as provided in Section 207.1, the juvenile hall shall not be in, or connected with, any jail or prison, and shall not be deemed to be, nor be treated as, a penal institution. It shall be a safe and supportive homelike environment.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 694, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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