US EditionMaduro at Troubled Brooklyn Jail that Once Held Ghislaine Maxwell
Maduro faces arraignment on a multi-count indictment for a 25-year narco-terrorism conspiracy while held with notorious figures at MDC Brooklyn, which houses about 1,300 inmates.
- On Jan. 5, 2026, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was taken in a pre-dawn U.S. raid called `Operation Absolute Resolve` and is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn ahead of a Manhattan federal court appearance.
- Prosecutors filed a four-count indictment alleging a 25-year international narco-terrorism conspiracy, while Maduro has denied involvement and his wife, Cilia Flores, First Lady of Venezuela, faces related charges.
- The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn currently holds roughly 1,300 people and is notorious for squalid conditions, having housed high-profile detainees like Ghislaine Maxwell, Viktor Bout and Sam Bankman‑Fried.
- Maduro and Cilia Flores are scheduled to appear before a Manhattan federal judge at noon local time arraignment, while President Donald Trump declared the case is `infallible` on Air Force One.
- The facility’s history of violence and prison-system fixes adds context to Maduro’s detention, as MDC Brooklyn houses Tren de Aragua members and faced inmate killings in 2024, prompting BOP responses and a $10,000,000 settlement.
11 Articles
11 Articles
Maduro at troubled Brooklyn jail that once held Ghislaine Maxwell
Days after being captured in a Caracas safe house, ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro finds himself in a far less hospitable environment: a Brooklyn jail where he likely will be confined to a cell 23 hours a day, conditions that Sean "Diddy" Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell had called inhumane.
The Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, with a capacity of 1,300 people, has become known for its inhumane conditions - Maduro will likely be kept separate from other prisoners, perhaps leaving his cell for only an hour a day.
The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names and dangerous conditions
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held in the troubled New York City jail that has housed high-profile defendants like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell and Honduras' former president.
"Chapo" Guzmán, rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs and former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández occupied their cells, where Jeffrey Epstein also took his life.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
