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Brooklyn House of Detention, Close Rikers, Criminal Justice Reform, End Mass Incarceration, Revisioning the Criminal Justice System

Low blow: Pols, activists slam city for borough-based jail plan due to high number of inmates

Velmanette Montgomery

April 16, 2019

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Brooklyn House of Detention, Close Rikers, Criminal Justice Reform, End Mass Incarceration, Revisioning the Criminal Justice System

Brooklyn On 40-Story Jail: 'If You Build It They Will Fill It

Velmanette Montgomery

April 13, 2019

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Brooklyn House of Detention, Close Rikers, Criminal Justice Reform, End Mass Incarceration, Revisioning the Criminal Justice System

Public Weighs In During Brooklyn Hearing On Proposed Jail Plan

Velmanette Montgomery

April 12, 2019

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Brooklyn House of Detention, Close Rikers, Criminal Justice Reform, End Mass Incarceration, Revisioning the Criminal Justice System

Senator Montgomery submits comments to the NYC Department of Corrections in regards to the current proposal to expand the Brooklyn House of Detention as part of the City’s plan to close Rikers Island Correctional Facility

Velmanette Montgomery

October 30, 2018

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Brooklyn House of Detention, Close Rikers, Criminal Justice Reform, End Mass Incarceration, Revisioning the Criminal Justice System

Senator Montgomery, Senator Kavanagh and Assemblywoman Simon call on Mayor de Blasio to withdraw the draft scope of work for the Brooklyn House of Detention

Velmanette Montgomery

September 26, 2018

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