Incarcerated students on Rikers Island are still waiting for video conferencing to continue their education, reports THE CITY.

The NYS Office of Children and Family Services will no longer employ face-down restraints on children living in residential treatment centers or any OCFS overseen facilities, according to THE CITY.

The City Council recently introduced legislation that will ban police from collecting the DNA of a minor without consent from a parent, legal guardian or attorney, according to THE CITY.

A 15-year-old’s genetic information remains on file in the City's rouge DNA index after a ruling in Brooklyn Family Court, as reported by THE CITY.

New York state continues to permit deadly class of restraints against children, reports the New York Daily News.

Platform includes legislation to end the arrest and prosecution of children under the age of 12; require consultation with counsel before a child may be interrogated by law enforcement; and protect New Yorkers' genetic privacy, reports the Chronicle For Social Change.

These restraints are prohibited in virtually every other residential child care facility in New York State because they are known to risk death or serious harm.

“We are pleased that OCFS enacted necessary and fair procedural protections for youth facing revocation of their conditional release,” Dawne Mitchell, Attorney-In-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice tells THE CITY.