Andrew Dalack

MVC Brooklyn is divided into two separate buildings. There's a West building and there's an East building.

What happens, especially in the West building, is that if there's a problem in a particular unit, let's say there's a fight, let's say there's an argument or some sort of a dispute between a staff member and a detainee, the facility's knee-jerk reaction is to lock the whole unit down and sometimes to lock the whole facility down. And that's in large part because it's understaffed.

What happens, especially in the West building, is that if there's a problem in a particular unit, let's say there's a fight, let's say there's an argument or some sort of a dispute between a staff member and a detainee, the facility's knee-jerk reaction is to lock the whole unit down and sometimes to lock the whole facility down. And that's in large part because it's understaffed.

What happens, especially in the West building, is that if there's a problem in a particular unit, let's say there's a fight, let's say there's an argument or some sort of a dispute between a staff member and a detainee, the facility's knee-jerk reaction is to lock the whole unit down and sometimes to lock the whole facility down. And that's in large part because it's understaffed.

If something goes wrong or something happens, they need to marshal a number of staff members to a particular floor. Well, that means that they necessarily have to lock everything else down. And what do we mean by a lockdown? These lockdowns are akin to solitary confinement. People are relegated to their cells for 23, 24 hours a day for an interminable period of time.

If something goes wrong or something happens, they need to marshal a number of staff members to a particular floor. Well, that means that they necessarily have to lock everything else down. And what do we mean by a lockdown? These lockdowns are akin to solitary confinement. People are relegated to their cells for 23, 24 hours a day for an interminable period of time.

If something goes wrong or something happens, they need to marshal a number of staff members to a particular floor. Well, that means that they necessarily have to lock everything else down. And what do we mean by a lockdown? These lockdowns are akin to solitary confinement. People are relegated to their cells for 23, 24 hours a day for an interminable period of time.

They're denied access to showers. They're denied access to hot food. They're denied access to the telephone to speak with their loved ones. It's much more difficult for them to meet with their attorneys in any sort of like an expeditious fashion. It puts a tremendous amount of strain on people.

They're denied access to showers. They're denied access to hot food. They're denied access to the telephone to speak with their loved ones. It's much more difficult for them to meet with their attorneys in any sort of like an expeditious fashion. It puts a tremendous amount of strain on people.

They're denied access to showers. They're denied access to hot food. They're denied access to the telephone to speak with their loved ones. It's much more difficult for them to meet with their attorneys in any sort of like an expeditious fashion. It puts a tremendous amount of strain on people.

And that's just notwithstanding the psychological impact of being confined to a very tiny cell with another person for days at a time. In addition to the psychological impact of being locked in on a regular basis, our clients routinely complain about inadequate amounts of food that oftentimes is inedible. People routinely complain of inadequate access to recreation.

And that's just notwithstanding the psychological impact of being confined to a very tiny cell with another person for days at a time. In addition to the psychological impact of being locked in on a regular basis, our clients routinely complain about inadequate amounts of food that oftentimes is inedible. People routinely complain of inadequate access to recreation.

And that's just notwithstanding the psychological impact of being confined to a very tiny cell with another person for days at a time. In addition to the psychological impact of being locked in on a regular basis, our clients routinely complain about inadequate amounts of food that oftentimes is inedible. People routinely complain of inadequate access to recreation.

So I have clients there who throughout their entire time at MVC Brooklyn never saw the sun. You know, never were allowed to go outside and be able to just breathe fresh air. There's also the issue of safety.

So I have clients there who throughout their entire time at MVC Brooklyn never saw the sun. You know, never were allowed to go outside and be able to just breathe fresh air. There's also the issue of safety.

So I have clients there who throughout their entire time at MVC Brooklyn never saw the sun. You know, never were allowed to go outside and be able to just breathe fresh air. There's also the issue of safety.

So when there's a dispute or when there's a problem between, you know, detainees, and you can obviously imagine how being locked up for interminable periods of time only enhances the stress level and enhances the tension. When that tension culminates in some sort of a fight, there's contraband rampant in that facility.

So when there's a dispute or when there's a problem between, you know, detainees, and you can obviously imagine how being locked up for interminable periods of time only enhances the stress level and enhances the tension. When that tension culminates in some sort of a fight, there's contraband rampant in that facility.

So when there's a dispute or when there's a problem between, you know, detainees, and you can obviously imagine how being locked up for interminable periods of time only enhances the stress level and enhances the tension. When that tension culminates in some sort of a fight, there's contraband rampant in that facility.

And there's homemade weapons that are, you know, created out of pieces of metal and other sort of makeshift items that a lot of different detainees have available to them. And so when there's a fight or when there's some sort of other conflict, it can escalate. And when it escalates, people get hurt, people get stabbed.