This article was originally published on April 10 at 5:28 p.m. EDT by THE CITY
The city’s two juvenile detention centers are plagued with chronic absenteeism, a massive spike in contraband, and a failure to properly report thousands of serious incidents of violence and abuse, according to a new state audit.
The 46-page review also found that only 53 percent of the young people surveyed got an initial interview and assessment to determine their basic needs as required within 24 hours by staff at Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx and Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn…