Metropolitan Correctional Center

Inside the notorious federal jail in Lower Manhattan, small chunks of concrete fall from the ceiling. Freezing temperatures force inmates to stuff old coronavirus face masks into vents to try to stop the cold air. One cell is off-limits because the door is now unstable – likely because of the constant pounding over the years from the prisoners inside on…

The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down a federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there two years ago. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down an embattled federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there two years ago.

The former Metropolitan Correctional Center warden was placed into the position of acting warden at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security prison in Burlington County, New Jersey, earlier this month, according to people familiar with the matter

The interim warden appointed to run the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein died was put in the position after serving as the executioner for at least five federal executions at the end of the Trump administration

The warden brought in to clean up the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself has abruptly stepped down after a yearlong tenure marred by the rampant spread of the coronavirus, inmates’ complaints about squalid conditions, a smuggled gun and an inmate’s death

A correctional officer at a federal jail in New York City has been arrested on charges he blackmailed a visitor into having sex with him after she smuggled contraband into the facility

“While the management of the MCC was well aware of the threat posed by the virus and of the guidance that was issued to address it, it failed to implement common-sense measures to stop the spread of the virus,” the judge said.

The federal Bureau of Prisons says an inmate at a federal jail in New York City died after being pepper sprayed by officers in his cell

Lawyers familiar with the Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center say the facility is returning to normal operations Wednesday — about two weeks after suspicions about a smuggled handgun triggered a lockdown at the federal jail. The lawyers familiar with the investigation say the focus is now in part on a prison officer and whether that officer smuggled the gun, which was…

A gun was found in an inmate’s cell at MCC Thursday, according to a senior official, ending an eight-day search after officials were tipped off that a weapon had been smuggled inside.

As officials continue their search after receiving a tip about a gun smuggled into the federal facility, some inmates have been moved to another place while others remain — with little to no contact with lawyers, families or even showers, some defense attorneys said. Stacey Bell reports.

A loaded gun was found in an inmate’s cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center Thursday evening, ending an eight-day search after officials were tipped off that a weapon had been smuggled inside, according to a senior official and the federal Bureau of Prisons. Other contraband was recovered over the last week as well, including cellphones, narcotics and homemade weapons,...

A former correctional officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing a woman housed at the federal lockup in Manhattan — a facility that has drawn mounting criticism for security lapses such as the death last year of financier Jeffrey Epstein. The officer, Colin Akparanta, admitted using his authority to coerce the inmate into sex acts in 2017. He pleaded guilty…

For a week, special operations teams have been combing over every inch of the Manhattan facility, after acting on a tip to see if any guns or weapons had been smuggled inside. The inmates remained on lockdown, without access to phones, their families, or even their lawyers ahead of their trials. Stacey Bell reports.

The lockdown at Metropolitan Correctional Center has entered its seventh day — with no sure date in sight as to when the facility will return to its normal operations, according to memos obtained by News 4. A memo directed at inmates dated Tuesday says the “SIS department is investigating and a decision to return the facility to normal operations will…

Investigators are focusing on whether a corrections officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center helped smuggle a gun to an inmate, as a lockdown at the facility enters its sixth day, legal sources tell News 4. Jonathan Dienst reports.

The approximately two-month delay comes after defense lawyers said they needed more time to prepare for trial

The agency’s backtracking came after William Barr stepped in and told officials to reverse course given active investigations, a source told the AP

The federal Bureau of Prisons plans to transfer the warden in charge of the jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life to another correctional facility, despite an ongoing investigation into the financier’s death