"After his capture from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas, ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has been locked up in one of the United States' most notorious detention facilities: the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC Brooklyn) in New York City - a jail long criticised for its harsh and inhumane conditions. MDC Brooklyn has repeatedly been the subject of complaints over overcrowding, power outages, and conditions that critics say fall far below basic humanitarian standards."
"Founded in 1994, MDC Brooklyn holds approximately 1,300 men and women awaiting federal trials in NYC. And in 2023, the federal government settled a class-action lawsuit on behalf of some 1,600 inmates at the time for approximately $10 million. The BOP said in a September 2025 report that the jail's conditions have improved due to increased staffing and other reforms. What will Maduro's life be like in Brooklyn? "This is obviously a super sensitive, high-security operation," Lindsay said."
Nicolás Maduro was captured from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas and is now held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC Brooklyn) in New York City. MDC Brooklyn has a long record of complaints for overcrowding, power outages, and conditions described as falling far below basic humanitarian standards. Founded in 1994, the facility holds roughly 1,300 men and women awaiting federal trials. In 2023 the federal government settled a class-action lawsuit on behalf of about 1,600 inmates for approximately $10 million. The Bureau of Prisons reported in September 2025 that conditions improved after increased staffing and reforms. Authorities describe Maduro's detention as a high-security operation.
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