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July 22, 2019

Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief
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In Brooklyn, where tens of thousands of people also experienced power
outages this weekend, a fire broke out at the Metropolitan Detention
Center Friday as the stifling heat swept over the city. The nonprofit
Brooklyn Defender Services warned that heat could make conditions at New
York jails particularly unbearable and potentially dangerous as most
prisoners do not have access to air conditioning or even fans. In
related news, the warden of the Metropolitan Detention Center, Herman
Quay, was recently promoted, five months after prisoners had to suffer
freezing arctic conditions at the jail without heating.


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