Metropolitan Detention Center

Keith Raniere, founder of NXIVM, sued the Bureau of Prisons over a 2019 power outage at a Brooklyn jail that left detainees in freezing conditions. He claims the outage caused physical injuries and worsened existing health issues. The Bureau denied his claim after a $10 million class-action settlement was reached in 2023.

Maduro and Flores are scheduled for a federal trial in New York starting June 1, 2027, facing cocaine and weapons charges. Their defense claims Maduro is a 'prisoner of war' and his arrest was a kidnapping violating international law.

Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores will face a federal trial in New York starting June 1, 2027, over cocaine and weapons charges. The court set a schedule including pretrial motions and a final conference in May 2027, with both detainees held in Brooklyn pending trial.

Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are scheduled for a federal trial in New York starting June 1, 2027, facing cocaine- and weapons-related charges. A pretrial hearing set a timeline including motions later this year and a final pretrial conference in May 2027. Both are detained at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center and have not requested bail.

Howard Rubin, a retired financier accused of sex trafficking and assaulting women in a Manhattan penthouse, is challenging a federal judge's rejection of a $75 million bail package. Prosecutors argue he is a flight risk due to his wealth, passport secrecy, and history of obstructing justice, while his defense claims the bail conditions prevent further misconduct.

Luigi Mangione's legal team plans to use a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial for the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, citing 'extreme emotional disturbance.' Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro ordered the defense to provide medical records and an expert's name, while prosecutors seek to move Mangione to Rikers Island for easier transport to Bellevue Hospital for evaluations.

Daryl Campbell was sentenced to 37 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center. His sentence will run consecutive to a 35-year term for manslaughter. Co-defendants received sentences ranging from six months to 30 months, with one awaiting sentencing.

Twelve people were arrested during May Day protests in downtown Los Angeles after a confrontation with police outside the Metropolitan Detention Center. The protest briefly blocked traffic on Alameda Street, prompting increased police presence.

A group of approximately two dozen May Day protesters was confronted by a large police presence near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department cited temporary traffic obstruction as the reason for the response, with visuals indicating over 30 law enforcement vehicles.

LAPD officers were treated for exposure to a chemical agent during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday morning. A protester was arrested following the confrontation.