The number of kids in a scandal-plagued foster care center has ballooned by over 200 percent as the city’s jail population has decreased, officials revealed at a hearing Tuesday.
“There’s a small group of young people that have very high needs and part of that is related to the incredible success we’ve had on the juvenile justice and criminal justice side,” said Administration for Children’s Services Deputy Commissioner Julie Farber at a City Council hearing.
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