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California Youth Authority  

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  • the state agency in the state of California responsible for the confinement of youth remanded by county juvenile courts. The California Youth Authority distinguished itself in the latter part of the 20th century by participating in innovative programming including the use of I-level. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; California Youth Authority]

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