Prison Ships

AuthorRobert M. Jarvis
PositionProfessor of Law, Nova Southeastern University
Pages281-333
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
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In 2026, New York City plans to close the VERNON C. BAIN, America’s only currently-
operating prison ship. Although prison ships have a long history, both in the United
States and elsewhere, surprisingly little has been written about them. Accordingly,
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case law generated by them.
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 ......................................................................
1. By Foreign Countries .....................................................................
2. By the United States .......................................................................
B. Use During Peacetime ..................................................................
1. By Foreign Countries .....................................................................
2. By the United States .......................................................................

A. Mere Mention Cases ......................................................................
 .....................................................................
C. Key Role Cases ..............................................................................
D. New York City Cases .....................................................................
10 Br. J. Am. Leg. Studies (2021)
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 ..............................
3. VERNON C. BAIN .........................................................................
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        
      
 

          

       
  


     
  
    
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        
 Id.     
See, e.g.  
          
  
  
See also

  
 See Inside New York’s Notorious Rikers Island
   

 See
See also   New York City to
        
      
           
See  
City’s Criminal Justice System
 See
2021 Preliminary Plan and the Fiscal 2020 Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report
     
        
     

         

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     
     


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