An operation involving multiple federal agencies was initiated yesterday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where high-profile inmates Sean "Diddy" Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried are currently held, amid rising concerns over the facility's conditions. Prison officials said the initiative was preplanned and there is no active threat.
The MDC is the only operating federal prison in New York City after federal authorities closed the Metropolitan Correctional Center in 2021, where sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide. The MDC has been under recent scrutiny due to a series of violent incidents, multiple deaths, contraband smuggling, and severe staffing shortages. Nine inmates were charged in September in connection with violent attacks that include two murders and assaults involving makeshift weapons.
The facility is primarily used for post-arrest detention of those awaiting federal trial in Manhattan or Brooklyn or short-sentence convictions. The MDC houses about 1,200 inmates, with roughly 470 employees and approximately 70% of its corrections officer positions filled.
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