Youth detention

The State Legislature and Governor recouped all of the unauthorized State expenditures from counties in the current budget—a $42 million cost shift, in addition to $27 million for youth facilities’ past due bills, for a total of $69 million in either county fiscal year 2010 or 2011. Going forward, because of the OCFS misuse of funds, counties will receive a reduction of $6 million annually, in their youth facilities reimbursements.
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In addition, the State has consistently raised its per diem rates charged to counties and New York City, even though the State maintains fewer State-operated youth facilities than they did just a decade ago. Counties are being charged average daily rates by the State to cover State costs of maintaining and operating half full and completely empty State facilities.

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