ALBANY – The New York State Senate has passed a measure to protect the staff and youth in group homes and other youth residential facilities.
According to Senator Cathy Young, “Renee’s Law” increases the criminal history and other information available to those involved in residential placements for violent youth offenders, so that a thorough evaluation of the youth’s rehabilitation and the risk they pose to the community can be performed. Young was a sponsor of the bill.
The measure was named for Renee Greco, a 24-year-old youth care worker who was killed in 2009 by two teens who lived in a group home for troubled youths in Lockport. The bill has been sent to the Assembly for its consideration.
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