# Nicolás Maduro held at MDC Brooklyn

Other January 4, 2026 · [MDC Brooklyn](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/bro-mdc-brooklyn-metropolitan-detention-center-new-york)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

Celebrity coverage has a funny way of discovering that MDC Brooklyn is miserable. The conditions are newsworthy; they just weren't new when a famous person arrived.

## 17 stories on file

- Apr 21, 2026 [What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOTThQdG5zTUlka2FKRVBiZjlDOWwyLTAxbC1FMnFjelNuelNhUGdPNklSb2tUbEFhV1hiUzg3TEZTNWVQYlBoQ2lnOE1jT1lVSHZOY1lPeVh2NnJlZ0ctbXJyZmQzMmF6YVBRU1VyRG16OFNCelZhNEZGTlFjODFRTzFfSmUyQmpSOVU3SUxIMzFmS0FTaFZFQ1JJN3p2THJ4aExIaA?oc=5) The New Yorker
- Jan 12, 2026 [Was Al Sharpton arrested? Maduro at MDC Brooklyn; see inmates at MDC](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5gFBVV95cUxQSUpNbUNTUE1mLVJmaktBbFNWYlI0ZF9VVktSS0dOOUJCTVI0VUo1THltdXZicjBUVTZiU3htN0V1TDByM2M5eWtuUURLRlZIYXlSZXIxWS1sX1FzZmQwR2J3bEU4MGxSY2Nhc1ZMallkYXNOakRZRzFGNVNOSTZSd09GZURscGhtbzM5aURILXR3U2JkT0lVVmQ1OE9UY1phT0R4UlgzYk1rM1JsUXdGY1h2WnRyaTR4MG5QRTNTb2xKNzVsbVBheWVBdW50OWFJZFhtV1FyNmo4NzZhZ1FrUHh3eXN2QQ?oc=5) Asbury Park Press
- Jan 6, 2026 [Arkham Asylum: From Maduro to Diddy - Why MDC Brooklyn's inmate roster reads like a Batman gallery](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxNMU1kWlFieV9ILU8xaHgxd19pVlM2SFphY2dpUmt1QVhhZWpydm9tZUp0QXhmZ0EwY2ZzVFRiMGdHR3pLdnp4MV91MXpndnpSY2FJWGVvOFRVY1FVVllVaE9XUU9JRmFOX21jWGR4dVpWRkJ4ZUZnTkRTMHBka2lFbm9ZcVE1WVFNWEt1dktIX0dHM1hZeTBhRlJLNVEwb0NCR1J0RHN5amdSMi1nelhFcVJpYk5NSDZsMlFEMFdVS0ZYR21QVjVrdU4zT3FOa3pCSEkzMi1aOWJ3MXV4TkxNRkhFVENCRlRLblR3X1JXRXFkNndXdXZXUNIB_gFBVV95cUxNOGJBTEpJNUlNUGIxY0x0eFZhd05yczl4UVFXeG1DYTFDVmxxZWFTZzlwZk1EXzVpS0s5WmZ2U1E2TTRBM1ZnTFEySzlNdTZIT1FyeHVTenBEUWV4WFFhRFBCN0MzQmVMcEoycGhFWk9fTTl1WGdpSVNpelBYRmRYOUx1ZThIVTVJOVMzbFI5dUJMWXFHTGwxSy1vU0cyOEpnNHdYXzFJVlRnaG5iUUF0VUxVS0YyeHlKQV9mOGhHaDBEUE5SQWd5YjB2QWlfWHUxQm9COHBBQzlqbUI0MGJUSENyUEg3RS1SX1pqZ2t3bkJXdTh2QzROOXhzZ29rZw?oc=5) The Times of India
- Jan 6, 2026 [Maduro held at MDC Brooklyn, but is Al Sharpton in jail too?](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi9gFBVV95cUxQTzl0RmtyU2tvMWhvSWswR2p0ZjhXZnF0aDlvcFdDRzA2eEZXODhyYkRPWGttS192R1ozeVV5dDZEbWFrUzZlMS1iNHM4YXRkRnFIVnZ4R2hBUE9aUUhwSGFHTVpJZDNRc3hpSjVEejdacjd5Y2FZc0lnSnVsTHVYcVpfQWNMWW1MU2x2X2dyM3I0SWV0VDZjVFlXVHI5VEVQbTlZWWI1RXFrdGhyNEthLVhfZU5hbFZXY09RTktFRWFDbENyRTh1eENuS2ltcGZRdWV3N1BuZUNuRjl6VnR2YUtSMENhSVBQM2NJWl9YTFlhMzFkMnc?oc=5) Bergen Record
- Jan 6, 2026 [Inside MDC Brooklyn, the notorious jail holding Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro](https://news.google.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?oc=5) Gulf News
- Jan 6, 2026 [MDC Brooklyn, the notorious prison housing Maduro and his wife](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxNV3VKSDE2TmNFN3loaFM5LVpGTWpCTlI1TWM0QmhPem8xMi1EOW9tUUdwMklzemNMaHhIbWdDQ2I0R0xYOEd1QUlYZEdDdlpxZzE0Tjh5cnlpaTVOVllNQWVoMUV0Sm1uaDNQaXZJdjI1WV9qd1lGUDZ6SGpaOGdkMlJYT3czd2xsbWpFYmNoamRRWlFVM2I4djhlRVBYM2lib3pzX1Q0Z3lQdUg2VWJV?oc=5) The Straits Times
- Jan 5, 2026 [‘Hell on earth’: Inside infamous Brooklyn jail where Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is being held](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2AFBVV95cUxPUURmcE0xWlZrNUNuYkRVemFzRmI4MFBlSHc4UDg0c1R5VGM3cDl6TVZpalQzM2pkT1puLWR3Z09Tei1YTWxuT09YNldpbm9yMF8wckZoVkhNNVRheDBSb2JRdWJBUUdCM01QSnBMQ3VZbkhaTGlQUW1YS1FZdDYwZXdYYWNSc21oZVJxZUszNHNSSFBpWms4VmhkY2s4M1Y1MGprenhCTXkxQUh0Y2JYTWlKTVdnRmtGVDFJX0tTNlhuc1dhbngzeEdyUnhUUW10X29wUnFvNEQ?oc=5) Indiablooms
- Jan 5, 2026 [Inside the notorious Brooklyn jail where Maduro is held](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxNTWNJdnR3ck5mZ0tiMGZ5d1NVYjF1SEdpOU91VlZiRHA5LWZiSVR6Y0hyVXVySktDUkpTT05Pc0x5ZFUyZzk4cnpvUmFNc3R0WWRVd1JXVUxoQWJDMGZ3N0ZEdmF5UkNIVnIwY1V2ak96MFB3ODgtZXNQemFoUE1oOVRIZ1lTakw4WWZmbnJrNW1yUzRUY1RVQ3BEZDF4WGswd1BZMXNjSkJaTHlQNHVTdlgyYnJTbE9a?oc=5) AFR
- Jan 5, 2026 [NYC jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has history of celebrity names, big complaints at MDC in Brooklyn](https://news.google.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?oc=5) ABC7 New York
- Jan 5, 2026 [MDC Brooklyn: What it’s like inside the infamous jail where Venezuela’s former president, Nicolas Maduro is being held](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxNUU9aX3VleUhSY01tdlFoTWwwbENqaHY4ckxzNFhsYTdPSGdzUDNZeUh5dVVqQkFWM3YtQ1pmLTEzcGVoaTNUaXhrUmF3ZVFlZktMWlBvTEdBblVITGc4Mm9LUEpEU0pCQ1B5aHU0ZXhiam14TEt6WDNrMUt0b2dZNnNtVHNzQQ?oc=5) CNN
- Jan 5, 2026 [Trump locks up Nicolas Maduro in ‘Hell on Earth’: Why MDC Brooklyn is one of America’s most troubled...](https://news.google.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?oc=5) Moneycontrol.com
- Jan 5, 2026 [He’s Back in Town: Maduro Returns to MDC Brooklyn](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxOTlBoM2EyR1pvaTNPV1M3c3BKamxwOS1rVXRuM2tuSzJQVV9MY3NDUndoVUkyczZZQTlvLXVjZmR3RFVIRk10Z01QbHJoX1FnNzlvVnNvQnhseklralZpeEFGalE0S0c0bDUxaGxYZmh2S2lnbEstZTZmVzZLeWtqZnNCV00wdlU?oc=5) Boro Park 24
- Jan 5, 2026 [Maduro at troubled Brooklyn jail that once held Ghislaine Maxwell](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxNYVpVbkc0TWZMVlQ4bm9BXy0yZ0FyR29wVDd2RjdZamtBZ3N1TWJyM1pDdEFWdk5MVlk4UndIanA2UDVabER1Qjk0R2ctRFB4ZndGUDhtR2ZhdFhwWS1rdTRVb2hUZG8ySXhxWnFjLVZNcG93VE54ZERqM2h5ZW9FY01vN2k0NVFCaGU4XzlhZHVkUFUyTEhyVDJpbzNtR0FUT1pCQ3VGNDNtTmVDNHIxYVJFOA?oc=5) Reuters
- Jan 4, 2026 [Worldwide Eyes on Our Neighborhood as Maduro Arrives at MDC Brooklyn, Just Outside Boro Park](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxQSktOajRlQlgwOWF5N3JiaHBtNHFic2VQNk1aMFBpRjU0Qmp4UVdjMmVXSmtWczBTQ0NGYWZBdHo0OXRLNVdocmhQdkR2RE5QdjFpUW9ESF9NSUJJbldFYjZ1TXhJb25DSGV2TTFGUlRRRFFWLWZZNmNQeDFCUjdlbnEtbzFfR0lvMnZubkhFdFhDOHZiNk16ZlRPRncwNmxObmpvZEE1MnlWMVZXX1JZZ2VxR2NwZmI5MHB4Ni1JLWM?oc=5) Boro Park 24
- Jan 4, 2026 ['Hell on earth': Inside the Brooklyn jail reportedly housing Nicolás Maduro](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxOd0RBczJNTjJ6LVBZd2xTRFVScUlCQXFhWnFFc3RneFV6VmpPVnFQdmpsX1MxZXZtdlVPSGU5V0M5TWRUaW9hUVMyMlB5SWMtUTJKT1VlcTVVUXBqcktiSE0xclBvMUtTQzM5R0Q4M0kwa3NKTXlVa0k0emUtZjJ0RURzS0FQa2dLXzZKeTg1dEJUamw5Ny05eFU5NzJFem9EWko4THlXaVVKVkNSVW5BYzhR?oc=5) Business Insider
- Jan 4, 2026 [After capture and removal, Venezuela’s Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNVDNqdlhNTmZDVURxcHQ1Ym1tZXQ5S3NrVm9wUXJwOWpUOU0zczRweWJnbktjSGNnMzFONmZJM2Z0MXNWRlI3bS1pZTVkTDh2ekFtVEZzazU0N1NRQUViY2lYbGM3TkNoU29jQU9fTllJRmI1NzJUMDFkNHZWa21PV2pCOVBkdnNXbkJZdlhsNnJVV0FlODVxazZ3aEhFcVRyV21V?oc=5) AP News
- Jan 4, 2026 [Nicolás Maduro Is Being Held at a Troubled Brooklyn Jail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxPR2QxYzA4bDNPZ1h2aXVpN3BMdldmSnltNUgwMU8tLVdtaFdKaWtoa3pSM2NlbDUweGFvc3VPWXQyTFZaWFBGcHAxWmotUWhVV3RkanllcDdjeVRlMy12alBVWWIzZGxOdUpfZTFyejFXcS0zWWNkZHp6Q2VmbzdmSlpPaC1Oekl5NlFKYnZuS3VjMFgyY09TS1BVdnRpSGdPN1Vqd2FudzdUdw?oc=5) The New York Times

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