[New York] Juvenile Facilities: Complaint 

On July 14, 2010, the DOJ filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York against the State of New York, alleging that the state “disregarded known or serious risks of harm to youths at the Facilities . . . . constituting a pattern or practice that violates the federal rights, as protected by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and by other federal law, of youths confined in the Facilities.”

Related actions:
[New York] Juvenile Facilities: Investigation
[New York] Juvenile Facilities: Settlement Agreement