We're Watching

Public Access Design

We're Watching

Voters Rule

City Studies

Voters Rule

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Planning for your children's future

Technical Assistance

Planning for your children's future

Print What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is the New York City agency responsible for protecting children. For a parent who has to deal with ACS, the process can be intimidating because ACS has the power to remove children in cases of abuse or neglect. Parents who are incarcerated are much more likely to face an ACS investigation than other parents, but there are resources available to help — as long as they know how to access them.

CUP teamed up with public defenders from The Bronx Defenders and Brooklyn Defender Services who are experts in advocating for parental rights in the ACS process, and designer Manuel Miranda to create What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS? This pamphlet shows how ACS’s complicated investigation process works, and helps incarcerated parents understand what they can do to make sure they get the best results for their family.

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

Lotto Zone

Urban Investigations

Lotto Zone

Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

My ID

City Studies

My ID

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Our Voice, Our Choice

Urban Investigations

Our Voice, Our Choice