Maduro Jailed in Notorious Brooklyn Facility After Capture

• Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC Brooklyn) after his capture.
• MDC Brooklyn is a troubled facility known for housing high-profile inmates like R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs, and has faced criticism for its conditions.
• Venezuelan expatriates celebrated Maduro's arrival outside the jail, which has also housed former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
• The facility has a history of violence, staff corruption, and poor conditions, though the Bureau of Prisons claims recent improvements.
• Maduro may encounter co-defendant Hugo Carvajal and Tren de Aragua gang member Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco inside MDC Brooklyn.

Why It Matters: Venezuela's Maduro is imprisoned in MDC Brooklyn, a controversial jail with a history of housing notable figures.