Client Focus I Success Stories Young New Yorkers Millions of Dollars 100% Young New Yorkers Based in Brooklyn, Young New Yorkers is a restorative justice arts program for 16- and 17- year-olds who have open criminal cases. In New York State, adolescents in this age group are prosecuted as adults and, if found guilty, can be sentenced to lengthy periods of incarceration in adult prison facilities – an approach proven to inflate the chances of recidivism and give impetus to more serious crimes. However, the city’s criminal court provides eligible defendants the option to participate in the Young New Yorkers program rather than serve jail time or community service and bear the burden of a lifelong criminal record. Its curriculum is specifically tailored to develop the emotional a

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