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Posts tagged as “borough-based jails”

Charges to be dropped against ‘Chinatown 10’ arrested for blocking ‘megajail’ project

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Chinatown community members and advocates gathered outside the Municipal Building on Monday morning before heading to their court appearance — but…

Is it possible to close Rikers without building a new jail in Chinatown?

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | “While most Chinatown businesses focus on food, health and medicine, this Chinatown dig specializes in mass incarceration,” activist and comedian says…

Protesters slam Chinatown ‘mega-jail,’ demand Adams honor his pledge, scrap project

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | The protesters’ demands are pretty simple: No new jails! It’s actually the same thing that Eric Adams said almost a year…

Court O.K.’s Chinatown mega-jail project, overturning earlier ruling

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | In a setback for opponents of the city’s Chinatown mega-jail plan, an appellate court has reversed a lower court’s decision…

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