New York City Council Administrative Code Amended

May 19, 2010

in Human Services

New York Administrative Code 9-201 has been amended to include incident reporting 60 days after the end of the fiscal year in regards to number of incidents of restraint and seclusion in juvenile justice facilities.

Each department is required to post information on their website to report the total number of incidents from the previous quarter. The information will include number of time physical or mechanical restraint was used by staff and the physical injuries or impairment to children as a result, number of fights and altercations between children and injuries or impairment to children and a result, as well as the number of room confinements and length of stay for each instance.

Link to legislation text: http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=657906&GUID=AC53C285-F26A-4B41-9BFE-57136A158CBB&Options=&Search=

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