Last operating US prison ship set to close
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is seen docked in the Bronx borough of New York, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. It arrived in 1992 as a temporary measure to ease overcrowding on Rikers Island, the city's main jail complex for detainees awaiting trial. Three decades later, the 800-bed lockup – believed to be the last operating prison ship in the United States — is finally closing down. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press
Originally Published: November 1, 2023 11:32 a.m.
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