Cafeteria in Essex County Juvenile Detention Center, Newark, New Jersey. © Disability Rights New Jersey is New Jersey’s designated protection and advocacy agency under federal law pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801-10807, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15041-1545, and 29 U.S.C. § 794(e). As New Jersey’s protection and advocacy agency, Disability Rights NJ has the authority to access facilities where people with disabilities live and receive services, including detention centers. Disability Rights NJ obtained these photographs of the Essex County Youth Detention Center by way of that access authority.
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