Detainees moved out of NYC’s lone private jail as federal contract expires
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The Queens Detention Facility’s federal contract ended March 31.
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Biden orders DOJ to phase out contracts with private jails, including Queens lock up
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A 2019 federal contract to operate the Queens jail is potentially worth $313,281,779.
Read MoreFederal judge skeptical of risk inside COVID-plagued Queens private jail
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“We are not in a position to do daily testing in facilities where federal prisoners are housed.”
Read MoreQueens private jail can’t extinguish coronavirus ‘wildfire,’ councilman says
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“We don’t want to lose lives.”
Read MoreJamaica Jail Prompted Private Prison Prohibition Bill, But Would Go Unscathed
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A new Assembly bill that would prohibit the operation of private prisons on state property will have no impact on New York City’s lone private jail, a facility located amid an industrial zone in Jamaica.
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Assembly Member Ari Espinal introduced a slate of bills designed to solidify hate crime laws and erode privatization in the criminal justice system this week.
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