California SB1009 amends juvenile detention laws to prioritize less restrictive alternatives and reduce youth incarceration.

California SB1009 amends the Welfare and Institutions Code to limit juvenile detention and prioritize less restrictive alternatives. The bill requires courts to consider alternatives to detention and mandates that youth be held in the least restrictive setting necessary. It sets maximum terms of confinement based on offense severity and requires courts to set baseline terms of confinement using offense-based classifications.

California SB1009 amends juvenile detention laws to prioritize less restrictive alternatives and reduce youth incarceration.

California SB1009 amends the Welfare and Institutions Code to limit juvenile detention and prioritize less restrictive alternatives. The bill requires courts to consider alternatives to detention and mandates that youth be held in the least restrictive setting necessary. It sets maximum terms of confinement based on offense severity and requires courts to set baseline terms of confinement using offense-based classifications.