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New York shuts down country’s last floating prison

By Misty Severi
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New York shuts down country’s last floating prison

New York state closed down the last floating United States prison ship this week, with the ship’s 500 occupants temporarily transferred to Rikers Island, as part of a broader effort to replace the city’s correctional system with smaller jails.

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