Sentences with phrase «of new jails»

Also at 1 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and others rally in opposition of a proposed site of a new jail in the South Bronx, Bronx Tow Yard, corner of East 141st Street and Concord Avenue, Bronx.

The pair's three - point plan seeks to expedite the 10 - year timeline for closure pledged by the Mayor by implementing aggressive prison population reductions through the siting of new jails citywide and reforming city detention and incarceration practices.

The landmark vote of the evening could be if Cortland County legislators officially designate donated land in South Cortland as the site of any new jail or public safety complex.

Siting of new jails would require support from local elected leaders and would be certain to face opposition.

The budget also includes design / build authority — which will speed up construction while reducing costs — legislation for the construction of new jails to supplant the Rikers Island detention complex and the reconstruction of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.