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    Borough Based Jails Set to Take First Steps in 2020

    Borough-Based Jails  •  Citywide

    Aerial View of Rikers Island Photo Credit: US Geological Survey

    The City wastes little time in efforts to shutter Rikers Island and get construction across the boroughs started. Since the latter half of November, the City announced three major developments in the Borough-Based Jails plan. Each announcement is discussed in further detail below. To read more about Borough-Based Jails, read Cityland’s prior coverage here.

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    Tags : Bill de Blasio, borough based jails, department of corrections, Department of Design and Construction, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rikers Island
    Date:12/04/2019
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    Council in Agreement to Close Rikers, Questions Remain on Borough Based Jail Solution

    Borough Based Jail Reform  •  Citywide

    Members of public protesting proposed Manhattan facility. Image Credit: John McCarten/City Council

    Council received extensive testimony and differing perspectives on Borough Based Jails. On September 5, 2019, City Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses held a public hearing regarding the City’s application to close Rikers Island and create a Borough Based Jail System. The proposed sites are 124-125 White Street in Manhattan, 745 East 141St Street in the Bronx, 126-02 82nd Avenue in Queens and at 275 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

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    Tags : borough based jails, corrections, criminal justice, department of corrections, Rafael Salamanca, Rikers, Rikers Island
    Date:09/11/2019
    Category : City Council
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    Brooklyn prison expansion halted by judge

    Department of Correction  •  Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
    Brooklyn House of Detention. Photo:Natalie Amar.

    Court compelled an EIS and other public participation measures related to Brooklyn House of Detention. In 2003, the City closed the Brooklyn House of Detention, located at 275 Atlantic Avenue across from the Criminal Court. At the time, Correction reasoned that the costs of caring for each inmate at the Brooklyn facility were too high because of the facility’s small capacity. Since then, the City kept no inmates there overnight, but the facility was still used to process inmates and transfer them to the nearby court for appearances.

    Correction later determined that the costs and security risks for transferring inmates to their respective court appearances could be reduced if Correction reoccupied and expanded the Brooklyn facility. In 2008, Correction solicited bids for the renovation and expansion of the facility. It also applied for, and was granted, State permission to reopen the facility to its maximum capacity of 759 inmates. In November 2008, Correction transferred 31 inmates to the Brooklyn facility on an overnight basis to have them maintain the facility and prepare it to accommodate pre-arraignment detainees. Correction also submitted a contract for architectural design to the Comptroller for registration. (read more…)

    Tags : 275 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn House of Detention, Charter’s Fair Share Criteria, department of corrections, Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix, land use review process, State and City environmental review processes
    Date:05/15/2009
    Category : Court Decisions
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