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D E T E N T I O N & P L A C E M E N T
The City and the State work together to detain youth before and after sentencing. New York's Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and Administration for Children's Services (ACS) imprisoned nearly 300 children in 2020. The grid below breaks down Detention facilities (used to detain kids before trial) and Placement facilities (used to incarcerate after sentencing).
Less restrictive homes for young people who have committed acts that would have been crimes if they were adults.
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Less restrictive setting for "lower-risk"
Juvenile Delinquents who have court cases pending in the Family Court.
Most restrictive longterm placements (up to several years) for juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders, and adolescent offenders. Facilities are run by the OCFS.
More restrictive facilities for young people whom a Family Court judge deems present "higher risks,"run by private, nonprofits and overseen by ACS.
Most restrictive detention for juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders, and adolescent offenders "who pose the highest risk" or who have been accused of committing "serious offenses."
