OAN Staff Blake Wolf
12:15 PM – Monday, October 28, 2024
Multiple federal agencies are now working together in an “interagency operation” pertaining to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently being held, the Bureau of Prisons announced on Monday.
The multi-agency operation launched on Monday, led by investigators from the Bureau of Prisons and the Justice Department’s Inspector General’s Office, which is “designed to achieve our shared goal of maintaining a safe environment for both our employees and the incarcerated individuals housed at MDC Brooklyn,” according to the bureau.
The new development follows after a series of violent stabbings have plagued the facility. Only within a few months, nine different inmates were charged in five separate cases pertaining to violent attacks, according to the DOJ.
The Metropolitan Detention Center is the only federal prison in New York City which saw two inmates murdered over the summer, with another being speared by a makeshift icepick, kickstarting the push to reform the safety standards of the federal facility.
“Violence will not be tolerated in our federal jails,” stated United States Attorney Breon Peace. “Let these charges serve as a warning to those who would engage in criminal conduct behind bars, and anyone else who facilitates those crimes: your conduct will be exposed and you will be held accountable.”
Officials explained that they will not provide specifics as to what changes are being made to ensure the safety and security of the inmates until the operation is finished, “in an effort to maintain the safety and security of all personnel inside the facility and the integrity of this operation.”
The Brooklyn federal jail currently houses 1,200 detainees, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and notorious FTX crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.
The Brooklyn jail has generally been utilized to house those awaiting trial in Manhattan or Brooklyn federal courts and has long been known for its abysmal and dangerous conditions, short staffing, and drug smuggling.
The Bureau of Prisons added that the operation was pre-planned and there is currently “no active threat.”
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