NY officials renew waiver allowing teenage detainees to sleep in classrooms
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A staffing crisis of lawyers for New York City children is threatening legal services for young people who have been removed from their parents, orphaned by the pandemic or otherwise involved in family court matters.
This story is being co-published with The Imprint, a national news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice issues.
Several Yukon songwriters created new music, and made new connections, through the Bell Songwriting Challenge.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law late Wednesday that will raise the lower age of juvenile delinquency from 7 to 12. It's expected to take effect in a year.