New York City Councilman Justin Brannan filmed the scene on Friday at the waterfront Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where more than 1,600 inmates are imprisoned. Without limited power at the jail, defense lawyers claim, inmates have been complaining of freezing cells, no hot water and no lights. “In the past hour, I have gotten 11 calls,” paralegal Rachel Bass of Federal Defenders in Brooklyn told the Times on Thursday. https://t.co/m5k352I3Dc — Rep. Nydia Velazquez (@NydiaVelazquez) February 1, 2019After visiting MDC it appears there is some restored heat, hot water & hot meals being served. “The population was kept in their cells for 23 hours,” Benjamin Yaster, a federal defender representing Sanchez, told the paper.

Source: Huffington Post February 02, 2019 04:52 UTC