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New York

MyMission

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Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2023, 06:43 AM

Oct 2023

Who knew?!?

A while back I did some research on prison islands, most of which have closed over the years. Rikers is still open. Never heard about the prison ship.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

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