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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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City Jail Captain, Accused of Standing By During Suicide, Was Disciplined For Failing To Intervene In Prior Incident
She lost four vacation days last year for failing to intervene in a different incident.
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George Joseph
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"I Noticed An Odd Lump": Brooklyn Man Finds Escaped Prisoner Hiding Behind His Loom
"I grabbed my flash light and moved the sheet and there's this face looking back at me."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Caught In De Blasio's Curfew, Essential Worker Spends Week In Jail After NYPD Mass Arrests Bronx Protesters
“I got three jobs. I got two kids. I’m trying to be an upstanding member of society.”
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Jake Offenhartz
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Judge Weighs Whether Brooklyn’s Federal Jail Has A “Broken” Response To COVID-19
Plaintiffs accuse the Metropolitan Detention Center of not doing enough to stop the virus from spreading, but the government claims it followed CDC guidance.
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Beth Fertig
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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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Fire At Notorious Brooklyn Federal Jail As NYC Enters Heat Wave
Lawyers visiting clients when the fire broke out said the facility went into lockdown, and reported acrid chemical smoke coming from vents as they were escorted out of the building through a smoke-filled lobby.
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Nick Pinto
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Warden Of Freezing, 'Inhumane' Brooklyn Jail
Not only did the warden fail to take steps to improve conditions in the jail, according to the lawsuit, he and his team repeatedly lied about them.
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Nick Pinto
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Transcript Of Judge's Jail Visit Sheds Light On MDC Conditions: 'I Said The Man Is Suicidal. They Took It As A Joke'
A transcript published on Wednesday offers a disturbing look at life inside MDC, and suggests that mistreatment of detainees goes far beyond the recent electrical issues.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Brooklyn Jail Officials Accused Of Lying About Heat Outages: 'What The Warden Said Was False'
Instead of intervening to protect those incarcerated at the jail, the warden at M.D.C., Herman Quay, lied about the extent of the crisis, while downplaying long-standing issues at the facility, attorneys said.
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Jake Offenhartz
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