Protesters and elected city officials crowded the street facing the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday as inmates there experienced a sixth day of freezing temperatures while the jail remains with limited power. — Julia Salazar (@JuliaCarmel__) February 3, 2019Videos surfaced Friday showing inmates at the detention center flashing reading lights, and banging on the cells’ walls and windows, which line the perimeter of the facility. A bureau spokeswoman told CNN that the inmates have hot water for their sinks and showers. New York City is sending trucks with hundreds of blankets and hand warmers to the Metropolitan Detention Center NOW and generators are being readied for transport. — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 3, 2019Later Saturday night, de Blasio tweeted photos of a delivery being made to the detention center.

Source: Huffington Post February 03, 2019 03:22 UTC