By Sarah Rohrs/ Times-Herald, Vallejo

For several years, nearly 120 youthful defendants stayed at Solano County Juvenile Hall annually while awaiting disposition of their cases. That number has dropped to 75 per year, or about 40 percent, said Richard Watson, the facility’s superintendent.

The decrease at Juvenile Hall reflects a national trend, according to a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report distributed by Children Now.

The report finds the U.S. youth incarceration rate hit a 35-year low in 2010, although it remains the highest in the industrialized world.

via Solano County Juvenile Hall sees decline in incarcerated youth.