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Oct
17
City Council Votes to Close Rikers and Build New Borough-Based Jails. Here’s How Brooklyn Council Members Voted

City Council Votes to Close Rikers and Build New Borough-Based Jails. Here’s How Brooklyn Council Members Voted

Rikers Island. Image via US Geological SurveyThe New York City Council voted on Thursday to close the jails on Rikers
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Oct
14
New Brooklyn Jail Expected to Have 885 Beds, City Says

New Brooklyn Jail Expected to Have 885 Beds, City Says

Brooklyn Detention Complex, 275 Atlantic Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Brooklyn’s new jail is expected to have 885 beds
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