Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn

For the city jail, see Brooklyn Detention Complex. For the other federal administrative detention facility in New York City, see Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.

Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn
MDC Brooklyn in 2008
Interactive map of Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn
Location80 29th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
StatusOperational
Security classAdministrative facility (all security levels)
Population1,336
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenRaul Maldonado Jr.
WebsiteOfficial website

The Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn) is a United States federal administrative detention facility in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. It holds male and female inmates of all security levels. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

As of February 2026, 1,408 people were held in MDC Brooklyn. Most people held at MDC Brooklyn have pending cases in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. MDC Brooklyn also holds prisoners serving brief sentences.

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