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Council Member Holden blasts sanctuary laws after ICE confirms Venezuelan gang member released twice

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Department of Corrections employee arrested in Queens for burglary and other crimes: NYPD

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Department of Corrections employee cuffed for drunk driving in Little Neck: NYPD

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Queens activists join others across city at hearing over plan to replace Rikers Island with borough jails

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Community Board 9 pushes back on draft environmental impact study on Kew Gardens jail

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Forest Hills precinct arrests Corrections captain for allegedly assaulting his son with belt

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Protest against the Kew Gardens jail proposal to take place in coming days

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Kew Gardens jail will solve fundamental issue of isolation on Rikers: Lippman Commission exec

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