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Notorious Federal Jail In Lower Manhattan To Close
The facility, best known as the site of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, could shutter as early as October.
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Jake Offenhartz
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The Cause Of Roberto Grant’s Death In Notorious Manhattan Jail Was Deemed “Undetermined.” Experts Now Say It Was A Homicide
“There’s nothing undetermined about this.”
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Nathan Tempey
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Spread Of Coronavirus "A Nightmare Waiting To Happen" For NY Jails & Prisons
Defense attorneys, criminal justice advocates and health experts are raising the alarm about the likelihood of the outbreak hitting incarcerated populations.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Manhattan Federal Jail Enters Day Five Of Lockdown Over "Security Concerns"
"To go five full days with zero access is just entirely unacceptable."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Female Detainees Are Freezing Inside Notorious Manhattan Jail, Attorney Says
'They have raised the cold issue with the staff on their unit repeatedly, but with no change in condition or provision of warmer clothing.'
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Jake Offenhartz
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Detainees At Notorious Manhattan Federal Jail Say They're Being Forced To Clean Raw Sewage (Again)
Susan Kellman, who has represented clients at MCC for roughly three decades, recently noted that conditions there are 'the worst that it's ever been.'
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Jake Offenhartz
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'Toilet Waste And Feces Were All Over The Floors': Federal Jail Where Epstein Died Is Still A 'Dangerous' Place
Over the spring, Gothamist was in touch with two women held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, who said they were denied basic medical care and that their cells routinely flooded with sewage.
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Aviva Stahl
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Correction Officer Arrested For Sexually Abusing Four Inmates At Notorious Manhattan Jail
A longtime correction officer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing several female inmates at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a notorious federal jail located just two blocks from City Hall.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Government Shutdown Causing Disruptions Inside NYC's Federal Jails, Lawyers Say
'Attorney visitation has been sporadic and often shut down or canceled which means that attorneys can't meet with their clients.'
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Beth Fertig
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WNYC Staff
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Prisoners Endure A Nightmare 'Gulag' In Lower Manhattan, Hidden In Plain Sight
'If I described these conditions to you, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this was Iran or Russia. But in fact this gulag exists right here in lower Manhattan.'
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Aviva Stahl
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