Visiting the Brooklyn House of Detention --- technically known as the Brooklyn Detention Complex and soon to reopen after an eight-and-a-half-year refurbishment --- during yesterday's open house was not exactly a fun weekend outing. The staff could not... »
The Department of Corrections says it will start putting inmates into the House of Detention on Atlantic and Smith next month, according to the Daily News, and eventually fill all 759 of the facility’s beds over the coming year. According to the story,... »
Providence Hogan, treasurer of the Cobble Hill PTA, avoided jail time yesterday after paying back some of the money she allegedly stole. The PTA member is accused of embezzling more than $82,000 from PS 29′s Parent-Teacher Association. She [...] »
As reported early last month, the long-dormant Brooklyn House of Detention occupying one full block on Atlantic Avenue near Smith Street will reopen its doors next week to pre-trial prisoners awaiting court dates in Brooklyn and Staten Island. In a New... »
