CCFY Members Call for Changes in NY State Youth Prisons

Listen to CCFY members discuss abuses in New York State youth prisons. Rachel Carrion talks about her experiences in a youth facility. Mishi Faruqee talks about the failure of youth prisons to rehabilitate, and Ruben Austria talks about the need for community-based alternatives to incarceration for youth. Listen to the audio clip here: WAMC: Move To Overhaul NY's Juvenile Prisons (2009-09-18)

CCFY Leaders Decry Abuses in the Juvenile Justice System

CCFY Board Members Mishi Faruqee and Rachel Carrion speak out against abuses in upstate youth prisons in this video. A Department of Justice report found that youth were routinely abused in OCFS facilities, including excessive use of force by staff, failure to hold staff accountable for misconduct, and inadequate mental health treatment. There have even been cases of staff sexually abusing female youth in facilities and supplying youth with drugs.