Inspired by Elmira Reformatory for males and the Hudson reformatory for women, another women's reformatory is opened at Albion. 1895 Queens Prison. A new Queens County Jail, consisting of a main building and annex, is erected on Court Square in Long Island City, replacing the one built a quarter century earlier. The new facility eventually becomes known as City Prison of Queens. Its main building features five tiers of cells looking down on a central corridor.
Teens get the top tier cells.
The jail is designed for 130 double occupancy cells. It remains under the Queens Sheriff until 1912. For a long period the annex will be used as a women's prison. The Department of Public Charities will eventually become the Welfare Department. Timeline to be continued.