Lockdowns, Violence, and “Barbaric Conditions” in a Federal Jail Known for its Famous Detainees

Lockdowns, Violence, and “Barbaric Conditions” in a Federal Jail Known for its Famous Detainees

This story was originally published by Solitary Watch. In February, a violent fight broke out in the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal jail in Brooklyn. It left people like Sean Chaney, who was released in January after spending 15 months in MDC, scrambling to learn the status of his friend and former cellmate, who was stabbed 18 times and hospitalized. At least nine other people sustained stab wounds. “This is the type of stuff tha…