A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
Federal court filings reveal ongoing issues with emergency buttons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, following a report of a smoke-filled cell where the alarm failed to function.
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Federal court filings document years of issues with the emergency buttons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
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