7 Key Questions as New York Moves Teenagers Out of Rikers

For years, New York City has housed some of its youngest [individuals] here at the Horizon Juvenile Center. But they have moved out, and older teenagers being held in jails on Rikers Island will soon move in, ensuring compliance with a 2017 state law that ended the practice of detaining teenagers under 18 in adult jails.

“The biggest challenge is not to transport the culture of Rikers Island to the facility,” said JoAnne Page, the president of the Fortune Society, which helps [formerly incarcerated individuals] transition back into society.