New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 504-a. Secure facilities

1. As used in this article, “secure facility” means a residential facility in which a juvenile delinquent may be placed under this article, which is characterized by physically restricting construction, hardware and procedures, and is designated as a secure facility by the division under this section.

2. Secure facilities shall provide appropriate services to the residents, including but not limited to:  residential care, educational and vocational training, physical and mental health services, and employment counseling.

3. A youth shall be placed in or transferred to a secure facility only:

4. The division shall promulgate regulations governing secure facilities of the division, including but not limited to:

5. A juvenile delinquent residing in a facility operated pursuant to this title may be maintained in group confinement if he constitutes a serious and evident danger to himself or other persons, if such confinement is clearly necessary to prevent escape, if the child demonstrates by his behavior that he is in need of special care and attention in a living unit separate from his normal surroundings, or if such confinement is necessary for purposes of the child's own protection.  The division shall promulgate regulations providing for a procedure governing transfers to group confinement and periodic review of such confinement.