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Publications and Web-Based Resources

Article on Facilities Closure, Mishi Faruquee, February 2008
Back to School: Educational Guide for Youth Coming Back from Detention or Custodial Placements, New York Juvenile Justice Coalition, February 2007
Help Closer to Home, New York Times Editorial, July 11, 2008
Know Your Rights: Understanding Juvenile and Criminal Records and Their Impact on Employment in New York State, Legal Action Center and National HIRE Network, 2005
NYJJC Facilities Closure Letter, February 12, 2008
Charting a New Course: A Blueprint for Transforming Juvenile Justice in New York State, By Jeremy Travis, a report of Governor David Paterson’s Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice, December 2009
Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Weekend Court Processing So Youth Who Present Low Risk to the Community Can Be Returned Home Swiftly, Press Release, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, May 12, 2008
New York City Sets Anti-Discrimination Policy for LGBTQ Youth, New York, New York City Department of Juvenile Justice, 2007
New York Creates Safe Harbor for Exploited Children, New York, S. 3175, 2008
New York Facility Closure Press Coverage, Juvenile Justice Coalition, 2009
New York Office of Children and Family Services Policy and Guidelines to Better Serve LGBTQ Youth, March 2008
New York Safety Act, New York, A 6502, 2005
New York Safety Act Summary, New York, A 6502, 2005
Reforming New York's Juvenile Prisons, Letters to the Editor, The New York Times, August 31, 2009
Report on Investigation of the Lansing Residential Center, Louis Gossett, Jr.Residential Center, Tryon Residential Center, and Tryon Girls Center, United States Department of Justice, August 2009
Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice, New York, September, 2008
Why Reforming the Juvenile-Justice System Is So Hard, Ken Stier, September 16, 2009

State Data Profiles

National Center for Juvenile Justice

National Center for Children in Poverty

Annie E. Casey – KIDS COUNT Data Center

State Government Contacts


State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Ronda N. Ross
Division of Criminal Justice Services--Bureau of Justice Funding
4 Tower Place
Albany NY, 12203
Phone: 518-457-3670
Email: ronda.ross@dcjs.state.ny.us
Web Site: [Go to web site]

State Advisory Group Chair:
Elizabeth Glazer
825 West End Avenue
New York City NY, 10025
Phone: 212-416-8046
Email: elizabeth_glazer1@hotmail.com



Fast Facts
The California Youth Authority spends an average of 60,000 per year on each youth in its institutions and camps. [more facts]


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