"The ornate neoclassical facade of Venezuela's palm tree-lined Miraflores Palace - the seat of power held by Nicolás Maduro for more than a decade - is in stark contrast to where, now deposed, he is currently confined: a drab, warehouse-looking lockup in Brooklyn, New York, saddled with violence and complaints of poor sanitary conditions. Following Maduro's dramatic capture in a U.S. military raid over the weekend along with his wife,"
"Maduro and his wife are sharing the towering complex - which holds over 1,300 men and women who may face charges in federal courts in New York City - with the likes of Luigi Mangione, who is charged in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, and Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez. He pleaded guilty in 2019 to racketeering-related charges and turned himself in Tuesday to serve a three-month sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release."
""It's a tough environment," former MDC Brooklyn warden Cameron Lindsay said of the facility, which is in the borough's industrial waterfront neighborhood of Sunset Park. "It's very stark and austere and is a far, far cry from anything luxurious. It is a very complicated, busy jail, and everything is dictated by policy, procedure and practice.""
The ornate neoclassical Miraflores Palace contrasts sharply with Maduro's current confinement in a drab, warehouse-like lockup in Brooklyn beset by violence and poor sanitary conditions. Following a U.S. military raid, Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured and are expected to be housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center while they await trial on cocaine conspiracy charges. MDC Brooklyn holds over 1,300 detainees facing federal charges and houses many high-profile defendants. The facility is located in Sunset Park's industrial waterfront and has been described by a former warden as stark, austere, busy and tightly governed by policy and procedure.
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