Federal authorities have charged nine inmates and a guard at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn with crimes including assault and murder, highlighting a crackdown on violent conditions within the facility.
The charges depict a federal lockup where inmates wielded deadly force, largely unimpeded. The long history of staffing problems and medical mistreatment underscores the chronic issues in the system.
Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, stressed that violence would not be tolerated and warned that individuals facilitating crimes in jails will be held accountable.
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