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NY: Federal Oversight for Youth Prisons Imposed. Advocates Say Most Young People Can Be Treated in Their Communities.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"... advocates for youths in state custody said they would continue to seek a far-reaching transformation in the juvenile justice system in New York, which they say merely warehouses youths who in most cases need intensive psychiatric care and counseling rather than being locked up. --?The changes will only affect those kids who have mental health needs who are already incarcerated,? said Gabrielle Prisco, director of the Juvenile Justice Project at the Correctional Association of New York. ?It doesn?t get to the fact that any of those young people could be safely treated in their communities without ever seeing the inside of a prison cell.? Federal Oversight for Troubled N.Y. Youth Prisons By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Published: July 14, 2010- NY Times Four of New York?s most dangerous and troubled youth prisons will be placed under federal oversight, strict new limits will be imposed on the use of physical force by guards, and dozens of psychiatrists, counselors and investigators will be hired under a sweeping agreement finalized on Wednesday between state and federal officials...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 15, 2010 (boomark / email).