“The Wound is Still Fresh”: Report details ACS’s racial harm against Black and Brown families in the Bronx – Bronx Times

“The Wound is Still Fresh”: Report details ACS’s racial harm against Black and Brown families in the Bronx – Bronx Times

The Bronx Defenders, a nonprofit public defender, released a new report Tuesday that accused New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) of racist practices that severely and unjustly punished Black and Brown families in the Bronx, despite the agency's commitment to racial equity. Titled *“The Wound is Still Fresh,”* the report drew from firsthand accounts of dozens of families who described invasive investigations, unnecessary …