Residents to protest South Ozone Park juvenile detention center again

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Residents in South Ozone Park are planning yet another protest in response to the ACS’ juvenile detention center in the area.

The state’s Close to Home program moves 18 juveniles in upstate facilities back down to the city in order to have them closer to their families.

A group of residents, named the Committee to Stop the Prison in South Ozone Park, is hosting the protest. They will rally on Saturday at the parking lot of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, located on 133-25 128 Street.

“When our government infringes into our way of life, our freedom and our prosperity, we need to stand together and honorably fight for our rights,” a flier for the protest states.

Recently, the center was audited by city comptroller Scott Stringer. The contract was rejected last month but ACS resent the contract to Stringer’s office on July 13.

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