OPINION OF THE COURT
ENG, J.
The juvenile justice system in New York State has undergone fundamental change over the last several decades and has developed a variety of nonsecure detention facilities intended to promote rehabilitation. These facilities stand in stark contrast to secure detention facilities administered primarily for the purposes of confinement and punishment. The issue we are called upon to decide on this appeal is whether a nonsecure facility...
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