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NYC: Protesters Rally Outside Jail After Inmates Report No Heat & No Power

HeadlineFeb 04, 2019

And in New York City, protesters rallied throughout the weekend at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where more than 1,600 prisoners were forced to endure freezing temperatures during last week’s polar vortex, with no heat, no light and no hot water. Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, officials said electricity was restored, but many cells still lack heat. We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast with City Councilmember Brad Lander, who toured the jail.

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