§ 1004 Institution Care And Supervision

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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This law says the people in charge of places like prisons or juvenile halls must take care of the people there, teach them, give them jobs, and help them become better people.

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•The people in charge must look after those in places like prisons or juvenile halls.
•They have to provide education, jobs, and discipline.
•The goal is to help people improve and do better in the future.

Example

A teenager gets sent to a juvenile detention center for breaking the law.

The people running the center must make sure the teen gets school lessons, learns good behavior, and is treated fairly while there.

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§ 1004 Institution Care And Supervision

The authority shall have charge of the persons committed to or confined in each such institution, and shall provide for their care, supervision, education, training, employment, discipline, and government. It shall exercise its powers toward the correction of their faults, the development of their characters, and the promotion of their welfare. (Amended by Stats. 1943, Ch. 481.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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authority care supervision education training employment discipline government correction development welfare

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 1004.

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