Albany, NY – On January 22nd, Albany County professionals from probation, family court, departments of social service, and other local child welfare agencies converged on LaSalle to hear Albany County Family Court Judge Gerard Maney, Albany County Deputy Executive Philip Calderone, and LaSalle Executive Director Bill Wolff announce the county’s participation in the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The initiative is aimed at reducing the number of young people placed in secure and non-secure detention facilities, along with enacting reforms to the juvenile justice system.
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