Bronx elected officials conducted a July 20 inspection of Horizon Juvenile Center and immediately sounded the alarm about poor conditions and overcrowding at the facility.
The visit by Assembly Member Amanda Septimo and State Senators Luis Sepúlveda and José M. Serrano comes one month after 11 people were stabbed in a violent clash between residents and officers. Though no one was seriously injured, the incident shed light on problems at the center, which the officials said included dirtiness, graffiti and chipping paint in addition to the lack of staff.
