Brooklynites fume over lack of community input in jail planning process
Brooklynites called on the city to halt the planning process of a 430-foot jail in Boerum Hill at a public hearing Thursday, citing lack of community input opportunities to the plan.
In front of hundreds of attendees, city officials presented the Borough-based jail system Draft Scope of Work that aims to develop four jails in the boroughs as part of the plan to close Rikers Island and provide appropriate conditions for the inmates.
The first of four public meetings was held at PS 133 William A. Butler School and focused on the reconstruction of the existing Brooklyn Detention Center at 275 Atlantic Ave. The city plans to increase the size of the high-rise jail.