SHUT IT DOWN

The residents of Springfield Garden continue to protest regarding the federal prison in their neighborhood. Councilman James Sander, encourages the residents to rally and march around the windowless prison. The building was owned by the Wackenhut Immigration Detention center in 1995, which housed illegal immigrants arrested at JFK airport. However, the federal prison acquires prisoners that are waiting to go on trial. The residents are worried about their safety. www.bop.gov