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Residents not greeting reopening of BK jail with open arms

A number of residents are concerned about the upcoming reopening of the Brooklyn House of Detention next month in Boreum Hill. The jail was closed in 2003 due to budget cuts, but is scheduled to again

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Jan 10, 2012, 3:50 PM

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