NYC Council Introduction 1526

intro.nyc/1526-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Children and Youth
Sponsored by
Introduced: December 18, 2025

This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), in consultation with the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, to develop a guide with accurate information about alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth. ACS would distribute the guide to judges, attorneys, public defender organizations, youth advocates, and district attorneys.