Prohibits the detainment of minors with adult detainees in New York City.
This bill amends the correction law to prohibit the detainment of minors under the age of eighteen with adult detainees in secure juvenile detention facilities in New York City. It mandates that minors over eighteen but under twenty-two years old be detained in older youth detention facilities. This change aims to separate minors from adult detainees for their safety and well-being.
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