From Nicolas Maduro To Sean Diddy: The Star-Studded Roster Of Brooklyn Jail

Last Updated:January 08, 2026, 18:25 IST

Over the past several years, the Brooklyn jail has housed a striking mix of global political figures, celebrities and corporate executives.

The detention center primarily holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing, rather than long-term convicts.

Nicolas Maduro has become the latest high-profile figure to be locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, placing the former Venezuelan president among a growing list of powerful, wealthy and infamous inmates who have passed through the troubled federal jail.

Nicolas Maduro was recently transferred to Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn, a facility best known for holding defendants in major federal cases while they await trial or sentencing. His arrival has once again drawn attention to the jail, which has long been criticised for harsh conditions but remains the default holding site for some of the most high-profile detainees in the US justice system.

Who Else Has Been Held At Brooklyn Jail?

Over the past several years, the Brooklyn jail has housed a striking mix of global political figures, celebrities and corporate executives. Among them was Ghislaine Maxwell, who was held there before being convicted for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking network. Singer R Kelly was also detained at the facility before being transferred to serve his federal sentence following convictions on racketeering and sex-related charges.

The jail has more recently held music executive Sean Combs, widely known as Diddy, during proceedings related to federal sex-trafficking and racketeering allegations. In the world of finance, disgraced cryptocurrency founder Sam Bankman-Fried spent time at the detention center while awaiting trial in one of the largest financial fraud cases in US history.

Other notable detainees have included convicted cult leader Keith Raniere, former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli and several high-profile defendants tied to organised crime and international trafficking cases. Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was also held at the facility before his case moved forward in federal court.

Where Is Brooklyn Jail And Why Is It Notorious?

Located in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighbourhood, the detention center primarily holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing, rather than long-term convicts. Despite that, it has gained notoriety for overcrowding, security lapses and repeated complaints from lawyers and judges about living conditions inside the jail.

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