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Tragic restraint case links DFY worker to death of teen
Tony Diggs, a New York state Division for Youth counselor, restrained 15-year-old Jamar Griffiths at Allen Center in Delaware County on Oct 15. Griffiths died three days later. A grand jury found Diggs acted within policy. a social services ruling placed Diggs on a central abuse registry and DFY fired him on a technicality. Diggs battled trauma, legal probes, and public scrutiny as investigations examined the restraint method and its risks.
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Jamar Griffiths
Delaware County
DFY
Anthony Diggs
Diggs
State Social Services
Partment
Division For
Youth
Johnson City
Allen Residential Center
South Kortright
Allen Center
Austin MacCormick
Ithaca
MacCormick
U.S. Postal Service
Brooklyn
Latin Kings
Jack Mob
Hempstead
Jamar
Division
Greg Microni
Microni
Jiggs
Mary Imogene Bassett
Glate Stooper
Javier Colon
Colon
Ohere
Ag. B
Griffiths
Espn
Ailen Center
Binghamton General Hospital
Binghamton
Ing
Public Employees Federation
PEF
Pre
Prand
Digg
Allen
Joan A. Morrett
Perife
Tony
Morrett
Allen Stone
Stone
Mr. Diggs
Diges
Hen Geeeesaard
Tee
New York City
Suny Binghamton
New York State
James Cotter
Cotter
State Social Services Department
Social Services
Division of Human Rights
Silalewide
Gammon
Hemstead