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The Borough-Based Jails program is expected to cost $15 billion, according to the mayor’s budget director, Jacques Jiha, nearly double the original price tag.
Locals say the demolition in downtown Manhattan is wreaking havoc on the community. Large cracks are forming in the wall of the adjacent Chung Pak senior housing center, residents are shutting their windows to block the debris, and businesses are worrying the lack of foot traffic may mean having to close their doors.
"Justice architects" contend that creating “more humane” settings can ease recidivism, prepare the incarcerated for a better future, and offer a better environment.
Prison abolitionists argue that a criminal justice system is fundamentally racist, classist, and harmful to society.
"We remain committed to completing the Borough-Based Jail project in Chinatown,” says Liz Garcia at Democrat Mayor Eric Adams’s office, “which is what we must do to provide humane conditions for those in custody, and close the jails on Rikers Island—there is simply no other path forward.”
Why the World’s Tallest Jail in New York City Is So Controversial
The Jailscraper, as it’s been dubbed, is projected to stretch 300 feet tall, roughly the height of NYC’s Statue of Liberty or London’s Big Ben
