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New York State Legislature

Body Scanners Proposed for New York’s Juvenile Detention Facilities

4/7/2026

Body Scanners Proposed for New York’s Juvenile Detention Facilities

Susanti Sarkar

New York lawmakers advanced a bill to equip New York’s state-run juvenile detention facilities with full-body scanners. Illustration by Adobe Stock.
State lawmakers voted Tuesday to place full-body scanners in New York’s state-operated juvenile detention facilities — a move proponents say is needed to better screen residents and staff for contraband, including weapons and drugs.

Lawsuit Claims Abusive Use of Solitary Confinement in New York’s Juvenile Lockups

1/12/2026

‘Worse Than Rikers’: Lawsuit Claims Abusive Use of Solitary Confinement in New York’s Juvenile Lockups

Michael Fitzgerald and Susanti Sarkar

A lawsuit alleges some youth in New York detention centers are held in solitary confinement for long periods of time in abusive conditions.

7/17/2024

When Adoptions ‘Break’: New York Legislation Aims to Ensure Adoption Subsidies Follow the Child

Susanti Sarkar

A New York bill would ensure that adoptive parents don’t continue to receive payments after their children have been returned to foster care.

6/10/2024

Legislation to Reform New York’s Child Welfare System Fares Poorly This Session

Susanti Sarkar and Adilia Watson

In New York, legislation that would have dialed back CPS intervention in families' lives failed to pass this legislative season, despite years of advocacy.

New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

5/21/2024

New York Lawmakers Reject State Bailout for Child Welfare Agencies Facing Abuse Lawsuits

Susanti Sarkar

When New York lawmakers passed a state budget last month, it didn't include a bailout for foster care agencies being sued for sexual abuse.

3/13/2024

NY Law Would Scale Back Practice of Billing Parents for Foster Care

Adilia Watson

A New York bill would limit the state’s practice of charging parents child support for children in foster care.

New York Assemblymember Latoya Joyner announced her plan to leave office today. Photo courtesy of Joyner's office.

1/4/2024

New York Legislator, a Former Adoptee, Will Soon Step Down

Adilia Watson and Susanti Sarkar

A New York Assemblymember, former adoptee and co-author of the Preserving Family Bonds Act, has announced her plan to leave office.

3/11/2022

New York Legislature Unites Behind $3 Billion Pitch for Child Care

Megan Conn

Sen. Jabari Brisport, left, at a stop on his Child Care Listening Tour last fall. Photo courtesy of Brisport’s office
On Friday, the two chambers of the New York State Legislature announced they will press Democratic Gov.

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