United States of America will close the largest prison in the world

The city council New York approved liquidation of prison of Raykers. Implementation of the project will cost eight billion dollars. The prison of Raykers is the largest in the world. It is located on the island east river and calculated on 10 thousand prisoners. Instead of it four small prisons - in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx will be built. About it daily social and political business newspaper "Izvestiya" writes. The decision on closing of correctional facility was made because of the numerous facts of office abuses and other violations...