November 12, 2010
Huber holds hearing on Preston closure plan
Two chartered buses filled with nearly 200 Amador County residents traveled to the State Capitol in Sacramento Nov. 4 to hear 3rd District Assemblymember Alyson Huber ask state prison officials to explain their decision to shutter the Preston Youth Facility by June 2011.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing began with an overview of the Division of Juvenile Facilities prepared by the legislative analyst's office. Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Drew Soderborg told Huber and a sprinkling of colleagues that the DJF, commonly referred to as the Division of Juvenile Justice, is responsible for the housing, supervision and rehabilitation of the most serious, violent, or sex-offending juveniles in the state's criminal justice system...
LINK - Ledger-Dispatch.com
