She Ran Away From Foster Care. She Ended Up in Handcuffs and Leg Irons.

“In Family Court hearings every month, the A.C.S. is quietly being granted arrest warrants to detain foster children like Nevayah, whose only transgression is leaving the agency’s care. The unusually draconian strategy has little precedent in any state’s foster care system, and it is unclear if the A.C.S. even has the authority to use such warrants under New York State law. “

New York Times

December 6, 2018