N.Y. COR Law § 500-P
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Prohibition on the custody of youth in Rikers Island facilities
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§ 500-p. Prohibition on the custody of youth in Rikers Island\nfacilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no youth under\nthe age of eighteen shall be placed or held in Rikers Island\ncorrectional facility or any facility located on Rikers Island located\nin the city of New York on or after April first, two thousand eighteen,\nto the extent practicable, but in no event after October first, two\nthousand eighteen and such youth shall be taken to and lodged in places\ncertified by the office of children and family services in conjunction\nwith the commission of correction and operated by the New York city\nadministration for children's services in conjunction with the New York\ncity department of corrections as a specialized juvenile detention\nfacility for that purpose.\n
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