TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 2. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 25000-26490›CHAPTER 13.8. County Regional Justice Facilities Financing Act 26299.000-26299.083›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 26299.000-26299.014

§ 26299.011

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Prevention program” means a program designed to decrease the number of inmates incarcerated in county juvenile and adult detention facilities by providing alternatives to incarceration, or by providing counseling diversion, or intervertion programs, work furlough programs, halfway houses, and own recognizance services. Counseling, diversion, or intervention programs, include, but are not limited to, drug and alcohol counseling, probation counseling, pretrial screening, and community programs intended to reduce or prevent juvenile criminal activity.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1335, Sec. 1.5.)

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