Moving Teenagers Off Rikers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 9, 2018

Nikita Stewart, New York Times Metro reporter covering social services, talks about the issues surrounding the violence at Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx following the arrival of 16- and 17-year-olds transferred from Rikers to meet a state-imposed deadline.

.@kitastew says the teens were moved with the same corrections officers who were supervising them at Rikers, which would have created tension that could lead to violence. Says so many groups (usually on opposite sides) agree corrections offcrs should not be in charge of juveniles pic.twitter.com/dmYT0cTEM8
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 9, 2018

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