The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services is taking steps to obtain the early release of a 15-year-old female who pleaded guilty to the April 2011 hate crime beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis at a McDonald’s restaurant outside Baltimore. According to Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney John Cox, DJS officials recently informed his office [...]
Yesterday a violent youth released from OCFS’ juvenile custody shot a NYC police officer in the back of the head critically wounding him. OCFS’ staff who have been repeatedly injured by these youth offenders and Civil Service Employees Association, are using this latest high profile crime in New York City as just another illustration of [...]
Less than a year after he beat a woman at a Murrieta Chuck E. Cheese’s, the 17-year-old groped a woman at a playground. A woman who was jumped and beaten last year by a 16-year-old boy lurking in the ladies restroom at a Murrieta Chuck E. Cheese restaurant says the teen has struck again, groping [...]
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Less than a week after Griffo called for better safety measures at a state-run detention facility for young females in response to union claims of injuries to 18 of 33 of its aides, another staff member was assaulted. Troopers said there was a “disturbance” on the afternoon of Jan. 17 among the residents and staff [...]
Continue reading about NY. More youth violence and injured staff at NY OCFS facilities
The fatal shooting of 17-year-old Terrance Wilkins outside Central High School on Friday was an isolated incident, but also a sign of youth gun violence targeted for greater attention, Memphis police and school officials said Tuesday. Wilkins died over the weekend at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis after being shot in the head at [...]
Problems with rising violence and riots and violence in classrooms led to Georgia’s 4th commissioner on juvenile justice. The increase in violence arose from a change of policy in Georgia’s juvenile justice policy to a “sanctuary” policy where staff were discouraged from maintaining safety and security. Georgia is now recognizing reality with its new commissioner [...]
Continue reading about GA. Juvenile Justice is facing full blown riots and dangerous conditions
Broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and even a concussion are some of the injuries workers at the Taberg Residential Center have brought home with them according to the Civil Service Employees Association. Eighteen of the center’s 33 Youth Division Aides are out of work due to injuries suffered at the hands of youthful offenders housed [...]
Continue reading about NY. Eighteen workers injured by youths at NY OCFS detention facility
State Senator Joe Griffo has written a letter to Commissioner Gladys Carrion of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to take immediate action on reports of multiple injuries of staff at Taberg Residential Center. Senator Griffo says he wants the Office of Children and Family Services to provide adequate staffing, proper [...]
The head of New York’s largest public employee union said workers in state juvenile detention facilities are literally taking a beating at the hands of youths assigned to their care. CSEA President Danny Donohue warned about increasingly dangerous conditions in the facilities, including one where 19 staff, including the facility director, have recently been victims [...]