# BOP urgent-action staffing and operational changes at MDC Brooklyn

Other September 22, 2024 · [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.

An 'urgent action' plan sounds good in a press release. The useful measurement is whether staffing, medical care, safety and basic operations actually improve afterward.

## 2 stories on file

- Sep 23, 2024 [BOP says it’s boosting staff, making fixes at MDC Brooklyn](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNYTZmNEl2Ymg1LVNnN3JZRE16WGZwRk5ISS1hR0hYM2VBOGI2b1JkeGN2V2VCSFVJUkpvUWFpcEhXdURLZXJXc19xbUZ5dURQcVFxc0dKWFFNbTFiRWhucGs5aV9QYkVZMUJKV3JrVng5a1YtSnZFNnR5Uml4Z2x1VHl2QVBxa0l2V0JZNkpneE1WeW1PMGo0VG5uVDN3eHMzYzBV?oc=5) Corrections1
- Sep 22, 2024 [Federal Bureau of Prisons says it's boosted staff as part of 'urgent action' at notorious MDC Brooklyn jail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3AFBVV95cUxOTkJIMDZMd09vQ0RZcHdTcWQwZlNzd0lUWWtWNjBzWHZGVGRpZ2tFVTRmNVhaVlRsVHBrTlJhcW5uUTFHV2J0aS00OTk4b25RVk91ZkJQdEJpdmhxQkI0VkRvMXNodDI3cXVxaXpVSjE1b05icTJoVXVZYWJwZjRTdHg0cGFMSkIxWDRjX0pncF9fSmVXV3JaSkE5alhTTU12MTJZWWJxcUtrVWpaX1AyUWRkWmlsOWticnc4clJwSm1BVmxXM1FCallFYkdCZEtYRWY0aU5mbU5aOVdV?oc=5) New York Daily News

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