Politicians Rally Against House of D Plans
“A diverse cast of politicians” gathered yesterday to talk smack about the Department of Corrections’ plans to reopen and expand the House of Detention on Atlantic and Smith, says the Observer, including Councilman David Yassky, Comptroller Bill Thompson, State Senators Marty Connor and Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and Randy Mastro, a deputy mayor under…
“A diverse cast of politicians” gathered yesterday to talk smack about the Department of Corrections’ plans to reopen and expand the House of Detention on Atlantic and Smith, says the Observer, including Councilman David Yassky, Comptroller Bill Thompson, State Senators Marty Connor and Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and Randy Mastro, a deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani. We’re not going to let you just move forward, ignore the wishes of the community and act as if you can unilaterally reopen and expand this prison. It’s not going to happen. Department of Corrections: back off. It’s a very bad idea, said Thompson. According to the Post, Yassky is opposing the plans, in part, because it would be much more expensive than moving the expansion to Rikers: $297,500 a bed in taxpayers’ dollars in Boerum Hill, or $440 million, versus $177,000 a bed at Rikers. The Sun says the event drew “dozens” of protesters “waving ‘Stop the Jail’ signs. Where do you stand?
Officials at Brooklyn Jail Protest: ‘People Live Here Now’ [Observer]
Brooklyn Jail a Wa$te: Pol [NY Post]
Brooklyn Jail Opponents Speak Out [NY Sun]
Photo by JayeClaire.
“social responsibility”
I wish the inmates had heard of that concept
No, dave- it’ll be: Inmates overwhelm guards, take hostages, run rampant through the neighborhood kicking aside old ladies, slapping babies and picking flowers out of front yards because you know there is such a history of that with the BHOD.
I love Thompson, “Back Off, Dept of Corrections!” Yeah. And won’t all these pols be the first to shove their faces in front of the cameras when inmates get early release because of crowded jail conditions? Or bitch that poor neighborhoods shouldn’t be overburdened with “services?” Of course only when that presents a photo op.
every morning on my way to work i see a prison bus on it’s way to the courthouse.
i think the security of a bus is way less than the security of a prison.
i don’t care if they re-open the prison. it’ll keep my rent affordable and keep the ‘entitiled’ familys from using their strollers on me like battering ram.
you must be joking dave, you think they don’t already bus? know how to do that?
Yeah…and I can see the story now…”Inmates commandeer corrections bus, 50 escape”
really 10:02? You’d be surprised. And fyi- they don’t put shelters and homes in the neighborhoods of the people they are monitoring. they come from all over the city and get shoved down the throats of poorer neighborhoods. Every neighborhood should do its part- but I guess you just don’t like the concept of fairness or social responsibility.
Recurring costs outweigh capital expenses.
9:38 — You’re right. I’m sure there are many more addicts in Cobble Hill than there are in Bed Stuy, so that would make lots of sense.
Oh what! and not stuff any more of those in neighborhoods like Crown Heights, and Bed-Stuy? gee -there’s a concept.