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 [...]

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TTAPR on July 21st, 2009

We told OCFS that this would happen.  Now the State legislature is getting involved.  Let’s see if they do any better. Situation: OCFS recently changed its use of force policy where youths in custody are allowed to destroy property without restriction, and staff are not allowed to stop them.  If staff did intervene or try [...]

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