The Brooklyn Detention Complex is a jail facility located at 275 Atlantic Avenue, in Brooklyn. It can hold up to 815 male prisoners in its single cells. Most of the population is made up of detainees undergoing the intake process or awaiting trial in Kings or Richmond County.
Built in the 1950s, the jail closed in 2003, and reopened in 2012 after renovations with 544 staff.
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