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- Inside the Abandoned Spofford Juvenile Jail in the Bronx, Poised for . . .
Spofford, renamed the Bridges Juvenile Detention Center in 1999, once held up to 289 detainees within the immense, multi-wing complex that is situated just behind the Corpus Christi Monastery
- The Story of the Bronx’s Spofford Juvenile Detention Center
Spofford is one of New York City’s “secure detention” centers, which were described by the Supreme Court in 1984 as “indistinguishable from a prison” in the case Schall v Martin
- Bronx juvenile detention center is reinvented as affordable housing
Spofford, built in 1957, was operated by the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice The facility detained kids under age 15 who were awaiting trial or placement in other facilities
- Multi-Millionaire Junkie Grifter Eric Spofford Finally Arrested By Feds . . .
Junkie multi-millionaire con-artist Eric Spofford was finally indicted and arrested on Friday for the attack and intimidation of a New Hampshire Public Radio journalist (that everyone knew he was behind) as retaliation for a story they published in 2022 about Spofford’s sexual misconduct
- Former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center site - Bronx Times
Spofford left a black mark on its juvenile detainees, and according to data obtained by the Bronx Times, an average of 289 young people at a time were housed there Additionally, the population at Spofford was comprised of overpoliced and overcriminalized Black and brown youth
- Spofford Redevelopment Project | NYCEDC
The Peninsula is a reimagining of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, transforming it into a mixed-use, live work campus that will help revitalize the vibrant Hunts Point neighborhood
- Mayor Adams Opens Affordable Homes on Former Site of Spofford Juvenile . . .
“When kids misbehaved, parents would share stories of Spofford’s dark reality, a place kids could easily wind up if they continued acting out Pained by Spofford’s tarnished history, the South Bronx pushed back and charted out a new course for the detention center
- Former rehab exec charged in alleged harassment of N. H . . . - UPI
Spofford is the founder and former chief executive officer of the for-profit Granite Recovery Centers in Salem, N H , and Miami
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