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From palace to prison: Venezuelan strongman Maduro locked in troubled Brooklyn jail

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From palace to prison: Venezuelan strongman Maduro locked in troubled Brooklyn jail

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Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are spending their days for the foreseeable future at a notorious jail in Brooklyn known for housing high-profile defendants awaiting trial in New York City.

The Metropolitan Detention Center, known as MDC Brooklyn, is a sprawling, industrial-style facility that has faced a series of scandals in recent years involving assaults and poor prison conditions. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader arrested in his home in Caracas by the U.S. military over the weekend, is now being held at the jail on narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation and weapons charges.

MDC Brooklyn currently holds more than 1,300 inmates, according to the Bureau of Prisons. A BOP representative confirmed to Fox News Digital that Maduro and his wife were among that figure.

MADURO’S WIFE SUFFERED ‘SIGNIFICANT INJURIES’ IN DRAMATIC CAPTURE, ATTORNEY ALLEGES

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Federal officers stand guard outside the Department of Justice next to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, in New York City, Jan. 3, 2026. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

MDC Brooklyn inmates include little-known defendants and prominent ones, and they face a range of mild to serious charges. 

Maduro is likely to be held in what is known as the “VIP section” of the jail, according to Renato Stabile. Stabile is a New York-based criminal defense lawyer who represented former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was also held in MDC Brooklyn before he was freed in December as a result of Trump granting him a controversial pardon.

Stabile told Fox News Digital the VIP section is part of the east side of the jail, where high-profile figures like Hernández, rap artist Sean “Diddy” Combs and convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried were once held. Others at MDC Brooklyn include Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of murdering a top health insurance CEO. Jeffrey Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was also held there.

People celebrate in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Jan. 3, 2026, after the capture of Nicolás Maduro. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

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Those on the east side will be “hanging out together every day and watching TV together and playing pingpong together and doing whatever they do on that side,” Stabile said. He said the west side, where general population inmates are held, might be more crowded but that treatment of them was likely otherwise the same.

One reason inmates are segregated based on their notoriety could be that they are more vulnerable to violence or extortion, he said.

MDC Brooklyn is a male and female jail, but the inmates are not intermixed by sex, so Maduro and his wife might not be able to interact much there, except during joint meetings with their lawyers.

AFTER MADURO, VENEZUELA POWER VACUUM EXPOSES BRUTAL INSIDERS AND ENFORCERS

NYPD officers stand guard on a blocked road outside the MDC Brooklyn on Jan. 5, 2026, in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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Maduro is being represented by New York-based attorney Barry Pollack, who previously represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty in court on Monday and now await their next court appearance, slated for March 17.

MDC Brooklyn has repeatedly come under scrutiny for its troubles, including a week-long power outage in the winter of 2019 that left inmates in freezing conditions, multiple inmate murders and assaults in 2024, and several allegations of inhumane conditions, including inadequate medical staffing and unsanitary food.

Stabile said, in his view, the facility is “run fairly efficiently.”

“But I can tell you that the east side is run a lot more efficiently than the west side, just because there are less people,” he said, noting that lawyers can see their clients with less hassle.

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Timeline: When to expect showers & thunderstorms Tuesday in Vermont, New York

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NBC5 meteorologists expect strong to locally severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon into the evening for Vermont and northern New York.Watch the video to see when showers, downpours, and storms are most likely near your town.

NBC5 meteorologists expect strong to locally severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon into the evening for Vermont and northern New York.

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DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) – A man was rushed to the hospital after a crash between a car and a scooter in Dorchester, according to Boston police.

Police responded to Aspinwall Road at approximately 8:51 p.m. for a report of a motor vehicle accident. Officers said they found one victim hurt on scene. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. 

People who live in the area said the intersection sees a lot of scooter traffic in the warmer months of the year.

“It’s a little bit dangerous, especially when it gets warm because people are riding mopeds and riding bikes and stuff, and they do tricks,” said one woman who lives in the area. “It’s just a big intersection where cars are coming from every different way and you never know what’s going to happen.”

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The St. Mary’s Colgan softball team secured a decisive 10-0 victory over Riverton in five innings at Pittsburg State Softball Field. Pitcher Bella Ascanio struck out 9 batters, while the Lady Panthers’ offense exploded for 6 runs in the first inning, 1 in the second, and 3 more in the fourth to end the game early via the run rule.

Why it matters

This win continues St. Mary’s Colgan’s strong start to the season and showcases the team’s dominant pitching and hitting abilities. Riverton struggled to get anything going offensively against the Lady Panthers’ stifling defense.

The details

Bella Ascanio was dominant in the circle for St. Mary’s Colgan, striking out 9 Riverton batters. The Lady Panthers’ offense got going early, scoring 6 runs in the first inning, 1 in the second, and 3 more in the fourth to end the game via the 10-run rule after 5 innings. Kynlee King recorded a hit for Riverton, but the Lady Rams were unable to sustain any offensive momentum against the Lady Panthers.

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  • The game took place on April 13, 2026 at Pittsburg State Softball Field.

The players

Bella Ascanio

The starting pitcher for St. Mary’s Colgan, who struck out 9 batters in the game.

Kynlee King

A player for the Riverton Lady Rams who recorded a hit in the game.

Kara Osborn

A player for St. Mary’s Colgan who drove in the first run of the game with a hit to the outfield.

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The takeaway

St. Mary’s Colgan demonstrated its dominance on both sides of the ball, with Bella Ascanio’s overpowering pitching performance and the Lady Panthers’ explosive offense leading to a decisive run-rule victory over Riverton. This win should give the team confidence as they continue their season.

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