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Construction begins on world's tallest jail in Manhattan

Dezeen 24 August 2026 5h ago
Construction begins on world's tallest jail in Manhattan
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A skyscraper-sized jail designed by architecture studio HOK is undergoing site preparation in New York City's Chinatown as one of the four new borough-based structures designed to replace the city's notorious Rikers Island jail complex. The Manhattan Detention Facility will be located at 125 White Street in Chinatown, on the same site as the former The post Construction begins on world's tallest j
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