A day after two Correction Officers were reportedly injured breaking up a fight at Horizon Juvenile Center, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association Nov. 28 released a report outlining what it believed were the major factors contributing to safety issues at the facility.
During the first weeks after 16- and 17-year olds were moved from Rikers Island to Horizon under the Raise the Age law, which took effect Oct. 1, several incidents erupted that resulted in dozens of correction officers being injured. COBA has objected to its members being stationed at the facility, which is jointly operated by the Administration for Children’s Services and the Department of Correction.
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