LASKER, District Judge.
New York City presently operates four detention facilities for men: The House of Detention for Men at Riker's Island (HDM), the Queens House of Detention (QHD), the Brooklyn House of Detention (BHD) and the Bronx House of Detention (BXHD). A fifth, the Manhattan House of Detention (MHD), commonly known as the Tombs, was closed in December, 1974, but an application to reopen it is pending in this court (Rhem v. Malcolm, 70 Civ. 3962)...
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