Lawmakers blast Cuomo for Rockland Children Psychiatric Center changes amid pandemic stress Nancy Cutler, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
Legislators fight the closure of Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center
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ORANGEBURG – If budget cuts close Rockland Children s Psychiatric Center, state lawmakers and workers say the state will spend money later on incarcerating the people who could have been served and potentially saved as children. People end up in county correctional facilities and state correctional facilities, said Wayne Spence, president of the Public Employees Federation. He added that is where those who could not get treatment landed after making the wrong choice.
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