News 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 Island and replace them with new “borough-based jails,” including one in Boerum Hill. The massive, controversial plan will cost about $8.7 billion over the next decade. The new jail
Boerum Hill 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 in 2026, when new “borough-based” jails are up-and-running, city officials say. The current capacity is 815 beds. The capacity of Brooklyn’s new borough-based jail will be equal to new
