Great Valley NewsLocal news for Great Valley, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Closing under-used facilities makes financial sense- March 30, 2008 Sheriff Timothy Howard correctly calls the state's juvenile justice system a costly failure , yet he opposes cutting state funding for pretrial juvenile detention. via Buffalo Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/03/closing-under-used-facilities-makes-fina... OCFS wants to close underutilized youth facilities- March 28, 2008 "The Senate has proposed keeping open the Auburn youth facility, the Brace youth facility, and the Great Valley youth facility" "It was hard for me to transition back to the community when I was upstate," said Kyle Sullivan. via Capital News 9http://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/03/ocfs-wants-to-close-underutilized-youth-... Empty youth rehabilitation homes costing taxpayers millions- March 26, 2008 "We're not using that money to provide services to children." At the Gloversville Group Home the faucets work. The heat works too. Yes, the toilet flushes just fine and there's still soap in the soap dispenser. via News 10 Nowhttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/03/empty-youth-rehabilitation-homes-costing... EDITORIAL: Justice and juveniles- March 24, 2008 Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Mar. 23--As Governor Paterson races against the clock to get a new state budget in place, one issue he is sure to face is whether to see through former Governor Spitzer's plan to ... via Customer Interaction Solutionshttp://www.topix.net/city/great-valley-ny/2008/03/editorial-justice-and-juveniles?fromrss=... |