ยง 500-p. Prohibition on the custody of youth in Rikers Island
facilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no youth under
the age of eighteen shall be placed or held in Rikers Island
correctional facility or any facility located on Rikers Island located
in the city of New York on or after April first, two thousand eighteen,
to the extent practicable, but in no event after October first, two
thousand eighteen and such youth shall be taken to and lodged in places
certified by the office of children and family services in conjunction
with the commission of correction and operated by the New York city
administration for children's services in conjunction with the New York
city department of corrections as a specialized juvenile detention
facility for that purpose.
Structure New York Laws
Article 20 - Local Correctional Facilities
500-B - Housing of Prisoners and Other Persons in Custody.
500-C - Custody and Control of Prisoners.
500-E - Reading Matter; Divine Service.
500-F - Record of Commitments and Discharges.
500-G - Commitment by United States Courts.
500-O - Agreements for Custody of Incarcerated Individuals From Other States.
500-H - Payment of Costs for Medical and Dental Services.
500-J - Who May Visit Local Correctional Facilities.
500-K - Treatment of Incarcerated Individuals.
500-L - Release on Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
500-M - Special Provision Relating to City of New York.
500-N - Prisoners; Unlawful Fees Prohibited.
500-P - Prohibition on the Custody of Youth in Rikers Island Facilities.
503 - Permit to Bring Liquor Into Jail.
504 - Designation of Substitute Jail.
505 - Provision of Routine Medical, Dental and Mental Health Services and Treatment.
507 - Removal of Prisoners in Case of Fire.
508 - Removal of Sick Prisoners From Jail.
509 - Absence of Incarcerated Individual for Funeral and Deathbed Visits.
514 - Confinement of Civil Prisoner.
523 - Revocation of Designation of Jail.