TOO CLOSE TO HOME?

Nanette Dembitz Lecture

The Close to Home Initiative and its Effects on New York City's Juvenile Justice System

Join NYCLA's Family Court and Child Welfare Committee for this annual lecture featuring high-profile speakers who will discuss the Close to Home Initiative, which was enacted by Governor Cuomo earlier this year to reserve secure detention facilities for youth who have committed the most serious offenses and to allow for most youth involved in the juvenile justice system to receive services and/or limited secure and non-secure placements near their own community. 

Speakers:

• Ronald Richter, Commissioner of the Administration for Children's Services
• Vincent N. Schiraldi, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Probation
• Honorable Monica Drinane, Supervising Judge of Bronx County Family Court
• Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge, The Legal Aid Society - Juvenile Rights Practice
• Michael Corriero, Executive Director and Founder of the New York Center for Juvenile Justice

Moderator:

Stephanie Gendell, Associate Executive Director for Policy and Public Affairs, Citizens Committee for Children