US EditionSeparate and alone: How Nicolás Maduro and his wife can expect to be treated in jail
Maduro and Flores face drug and weapons charges and are held separately under restrictive conditions at a federal jail with a history of violence and staffing issues.
- On Monday, Nicolás Maduro, ousted Venezuelan president, and Cilia Flores, his wife and former first lady, pleaded not guilty after U.S. forces captured them Saturday and are held at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
- Maduro's perceived security risk led officials to avoid placing him with other inmates, and defense attorneys and former federal prisons officials cited MDC's challenging conditions for separating him from Flores.
- Segregated inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center face solitary confinement in the Special Housing Unit, with a 6 a.m. wake-up, attorney meetings, five hours outdoor exercise weekly, a 2-inch mattress, and one wool blanket.
- The judge told them they have the right to consult Venezuelan consular officials, and the prosecutor said he would look into access and report back; legal sources say Maduro and Flores likely have no regular contact and are housed separately.
- Past high-profile detainee cases and MDC's 2024 safety lapses inform heightened security protocols and public concern, as MDC has documented power outages, staffing shortages, and detainee complaints.
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The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, forcibly transferred to the United States, are accused of narcoterrorism and of facilitating the massive export of related cocaine
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they adjust to their new daily life at Brooklyn's infamous Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC): they will be uncomfortable and…
By Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales, Alisha Ebrahimji and Sarah Boxer, CNN. Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they adjust to their new daily life at Brooklyn's notorious Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC): they'll be uncomfortable and they'll be out of harm's way. "It really is hell," federal prison consultant Sam Mangel told CNN. "There's very little air conditioning. There's very little heatin…
Separate and alone: How Nicolás Maduro and his wife can expect to be treated in jail
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they get accustomed to their new day-to-day life at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York: They will be uncomfortable and kept out of harm’s way.
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