LISTEN: Where do we stand on the Brooklyn jail plan? | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Four new jails are coming to every borough but Staten Island as the city plans to close Rikers Island by 2026. In Brooklyn, public hearings have drawn local residents and outside activists, who have not only commented on the physical makeup of the jail, but also on the implications a larger facility in Boerum Hill would have on the city’s incarceration culture. Listen to the full story.