Maduro likely headed for "inhumane" jail that housed Ghislaine Maxwell

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are reportedly being taken to Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal jail in Brooklyn, after the Trump administration "captured" the couple in a stunning operation Saturday morning.Why it matters: The facility is known for housing high-profile "celebrity prisoners" such as Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Luigi Mangione, Ghislaine Maxwell, P Diddy, and Sam Bankman-Fried. The center is also notoriously decrepit, unsanitary and unsafe. What they're saying: "Maduro and his wife will soon face the full might of American justice and stand trial on American soil," Trump told reporters during a Saturday morning news conference."They'll be heading to, ultimately, New York, and then a decision will be made, I assume, between New York and Miami or Florida.""But the overwhelming evidence of their crimes will be presented in a court of law," he said.Catch up quick: The attack, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, was carried out at 1am ET Saturday to provoke regime change and to take over the South American country's state-run oil reserves.With Maduro facing trial on U.S. soil, America is "going to run" Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," Trump said.He also said that U.S. forces are "not afraid of boots on the ground," and suggested that America could also intervene in Mexico, Cuba and Colombia because of alleged drug trafficking in those countries.Here's what to know about the Metropolitan Detention Center:What is MDC Brooklyn? Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City, where Maduro is expected to be broughtMDC Brooklyn is a co-ed facility in New York City that houses roughly 1,300 people, according to the center's website.It's the only federal facility in the city, as the local government operates the infamous Rikers Island prison complex. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed the Trump administration for the operation in a post on X Saturday afternoon, and said that he was "briefed" on the couple's "planned imprisonment in federal custody" in the city.Zoom in: Most people at MDC Brooklyn are being held pre-trial, so they're waiting for their day in court.If sentenced, they'll then serve their time in another institution, according to the center's attorney guide.MDC would not comment on whether Maduro and Flores will be housed at the facility. What are conditions like at MDC Brooklyn?People held at MDC have claimed the conditions are dangerous and inhumane, and have caused multiple detainee deaths over the years.Federal judges have called the center "barbaric" and "inhumane," and sometimes even reduce detainees' sentences to account for the rough conditions people have to endure pre-trial. People held at MDC have reportedly complained of maggot-infested food, constant lockdowns, and medical mistreatment, according to State Senator Andrew Gounardes.Gounardes also called the center "chronically-understaffed," and local newspapers have reported that the staff that is present is "contemptuous of human life and dignity."Per the DOJ, in one instance of staff violence, a corrections officer pepper-sprayed a person having a mental health crisis, placed them in hand and leg restraints after being sprayed, and the person was later pronounced dead. Who are MDC Brooklyn's famous tenants?Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was held in the center previously, although the Trump administration transferred her to a cushy, minimum-security prison back in August.Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto golden boy who fell from grace after he was convicted of fraud, is currently serving time in MDC. Luigi Mangione, the alleged gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, is also a current MDC resident. Rappers P Diddy and R. Kelly have also spent time in the Brooklyn facility.Go deeper: Trump brings American interventionism roaring back