Low turnout at first public hearing on full plan for borough-based jails | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The city hosted the first public hearing on all four jails proposed as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s borough-based jail plan on Wednesday, failing to fill an auditorium at John Jay College of Criminal Justice during the early Wednesday morning hearing.

With recommendations submitted from all four borough presidents from the boroughs in question (each one except Staten Island), the City Planning Commission heard from members of the public, as well as the city departments that proposed the jails. In Brooklyn, the city is pushing for an entirely rebuilt facility in Boerum Hill at 275 Atlantic Ave., where the 11-story Brooklyn Detention Complex currently stands. The new jail would fit 1,150 beds and could be as tall as 395 feet. Continue reading.