Federal officials said work to fix the power situation at the Metropolitan Detention Center will not be finished until Monday.
One US representative who visited the facility Saturday told CNN affiliate WPIX that the temperature was as low as 49 degrees in the detention center.
“The heat is sporadic and it’s uneven,” Nydia Velázquez told the station.
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It’s been a trying situation for more than a day, Patton said.
“Lighting is down. No light in the cells. All locked down since Thursday night. That’s going on for at least 36 hours. When the sun goes down it’s pitch dark. Inmates who have medical conditions can’t read the instructions on the medications,” Patton said.
Source: Inmates without power at New York federal prison shivering in their cells for days
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