The State - News from Jan. 13, 1985

A 10% increase in offenders housed at California Youth Authority institutions and camps pushed the CYA population to a record 6,324 wards in 1984, the agency reported. The increase of 567 wards since 1983 was attributed to a new law requiring some offenders sentenced to California’s adult prison system to be housed by the CYA until their 25th birthday. There were 588 such cases in CYA facilities on Dec. 31, spokesman Art German said. The increase was handled by double-bunking 300 cells at the Youth Training School in Chino and by adding other beds to open dormitories in other institutions and camps, he said.