Brooklyn Detention Complex
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The Brooklyn Detention Complex (originally the Brooklyn House of Detention) is a jail facility located at 275 Atlantic Avenue, in Brooklyn. It can hold up to 815 male prisoners in its single cells.[1] Most of the population is made up of detainees undergoing the intake process or awaiting trial in Kings or Richmond County.[1]
Built in the 1950s, the jail closed in 2003 due to a declining inmate population. It was reopened in 2012 after renovations with 544 staff.[2]
In 2017, New York City committed to closing the jails on Rikers Island and creating a network of modern borough-based jails instead. The Brooklyn Detention Center was designated as one of the jails that be used to replace Rikers.[3] In August 2018, the city released a Draft Scope of Work to outlining their plan for the new jail, which would tear down the existing 162,000 sq ft. facility and replace it with a building eight times as large (1.4 million sq ft.) and up to 40 stories tall.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Brooklyn Detention Complex". Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, Inc.
- ^ Robbins, Liz (3 February 2012). "Reopening of Brooklyn House of Detention Worries Neighbors". The New York Times.
- ^ Rikers. "NYC Borough-Based Jails - Rikers". Rikers. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Draft Scope of Work".
Coordinates: 40°41′20″N 73°59′22″W / 40.6890°N 73.9895°W
- Government buildings in Brooklyn
- Jails in New York City
- 1950s establishments in New York (state)
- New York City Department of Correction
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