Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York
Federal detention facility in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (MCC New York) is a temporarily closed United States federal administrative detention facility in the Civic Center of Lower Manhattan, New York City, located on Park Row behind the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at Foley Square. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Location | Manhattan, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°42′47″N 74°00′07″W |
Status | Inactive |
Security class | Administrative facility |
Population | 0[1] |
Opened | 1975 |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Warden | Marti Licon-Vitale[2] |
Website | www |
MCC New York holds male and female prisoners of all security levels. Most prisoners held at MCC New York have pending cases in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. MCC New York also holds prisoners serving brief sentences.[1]
The Los Angeles Times stated that the prison is often referred to as the "Guantanamo of New York",[3] and The New York Times stated that its administrative segregation units had severe security measures.[4]