NYC's Legal Aid Society Sues State over Juvenile Detention Conditions
As reported by the New York Times on December 31st:
Youths detained in some of New York’s juvenile prisons have suffered bruises, cuts and a host of other injuries from aggressive physical restraining practices that violate their legal and constitutional rights, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
The Legal Aid Society filed the class-action suit against the state’s Office of Children and Family Services. The agency was already beleaguered by Justice Department scrutiny of its detention policies, including a possible federal takeover of state-run juvenile facilities. Read the New York Times article: Treatment of Youths in New York Prisons Spurs Suit.