The high levels of violence and increasing use of force at Horizon Juvenile Center, which houses 16- and 17-year old offenders, highlight a “culture of disorder that will be difficult to transform,” the Federal Monitor tasked with overseeing reforms aimed at reducing jail violence wrote in a report released Oct. 28.
The monitoring team examined assaults at Horizon, which is jointly operated by the Department of Correction and the Administration for Children’s Services. Adolescent offenders have been housed at the facility since about 90 teens were moved there from Rikers Island when the Raise the Age law took effect Oct. 1 2018.
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