One Cayuga County juvenile residential facility will close and another will see its bed count reduced in half under a plan announced Friday by the state Office of Children and Family Services.
The Auburn Residential Center is one of six facilities that will be closed a year from Friday under the plan. The Lansing Residential Center, also in Cayuga County, will see its bed count drop in half.
Auburn Residential Center is a non-secure facilities for girls 13 to 17 years old. It has 24 beds but just three children, along with 25 full-time positions.
The Lansing facility is a limited secure environment with 100 beds but 48 children. It has 32 full-time positions.
The state says it will try to help staff secure positions at other facilities. Families of children will be called with further details on the process.
For more on this story, read Saturday's edition of The Citizen.
Auburn Residential Center is a non-secure facilities for girls 13 to 17 years old. It has 24 beds but just three children, along with 25 full-time positions.
The Lansing facility is a limited secure environment with 100 beds but 48 children. It has 32 full-time positions.
The state says it will try to help staff secure positions at other facilities. Families of children will be called with further details on the process.
For more on this story, read Saturday's edition of The Citizen.
