Where is Diddy now? Inside the ‘violent’ Metropolitan Detention Center

After Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City earlier this week, the music mogul is being held in pre-trial detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Diddy, 54, is being placed in federal custody after a judge denied him bail amid his arraignment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. CNN which was published on Tuesday, September 17.

The newspaper added that Diddy will remain in this unit, which is “segregated from the general prison population and used to protect inmates who require additional protection,” until his next court appearance, which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 .

The Daily beast also reported that the Metropolitan Detention Center “has been plagued by chronic understaffing, ongoing lockdowns, outbreaks of violence, delayed access to medical care, and a surge in suicides and deaths.”

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Sean “Diddy” Combs was indicted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering on Tuesday, September 17, one day after his arrest in New York. A 14-page indictment, unsealed Tuesday, details a barrage of accusations against the rapper. Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him,” the complaint said. Some of the alleged […]

Diddy, who has pleaded not guilty to each of the charges, will be one of about 1,600 inmates held at the jail, according to police. Daily beast.

It has temporarily detained high-profile people in the past, including R Kelly And Ghislaine Maxwellwho was convicted of involvement in sex trafficking with her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein‘s sexual crimes. (Maxwell pleaded not guilty to six charges against her and was convicted of all but one.)

According to Spectrum News NY1a man named Uriel Whyte was murdered on June 7 at the Metropolitan Detention Center. The newspaper reported that the man “was held in jail for approximately two years, awaiting trial on weapons charges.”

The incident was reportedly followed by a lockdown, one of several that took place in the center later that month.

The newspaper reported that an inmate named Eli told them at the time: “So right now we are experiencing a lockdown where we essentially leave our cells every three days for a 15-minute shower. You are literally in solitary confinement when you shouldn’t be.”

He continued: “It’s very violent. There are stabbings, there are stabbings at least a few times a week.”

Diddy’s lawyers, Marc Agnifilo And Teny R. Geragoscited the incident within their bail proposal obtained by Termadding that “at least four inmates there have died by suicide in the last three years.”

His attorneys also noted that the facility has been described in the past as “terrible … and noted that the problems with food contamination and dangerous physical conditions were an “ongoing tragedy.”

Diddy was taken into custody on Monday, September 16, and a grand jury indicted him amid his multiple sexual assault lawsuits and a federal investigation. He was charged one day after his arrest.

A fourteen-page indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, contained a barrage of accusations against the rapper. Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him,” the complaint said. Some of the alleged incidents, which the indictment alleges were carried out to “fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his behavior,” date back to 2009.

Damian Williamsthe United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, confirmed Diddy’s arrest via social media on Monday. Agnifilo also spoke out about the arrest in a statement We weekly later that day.

“We are disappointed with the decision to proceed with what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney said. Us in a statement. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the past 30 years building an empire, adores his children and working to uplift the Black community.”

Agnifilo added: “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit, Mr. Combs has been unwavering in his cooperation with this investigation and voluntarily moved to New York last week pending these charges. Please reserve judgment until you have all the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”