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Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York

What is metropolitan correctional center, new york?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Name Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York[1]
Acronym MCC New York[1]
Type federal administrative detention facility[1]
Location Civic Center of Lower Manhattan, New York City[1]
Opened 1975[1]

The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (MCC New York) was a federal administrative detention facility in Lower Manhattan, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It opened in 1975 and has been inactive since 2021. [1]

Context

The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (MCC New York) was a federal administrative detention facility in Lower Manhattan, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It opened in 1975 and has been inactive since 2021. [1] Located in the Civic Center behind the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse at Foley Square, it served the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York for pre-trial detention. [2] The facility held both men and women. [2] It is commonly confused with the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn), another Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in New York City. [3]

Documented claims

  • Operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons [1]
  • Temporarily closed since 2021 [1]
  • Used for pre-trial detention [2]
  • Served the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York [2]

Questions and answers

Why is MCC New York closed?

The facility has been inactive since 2021, though the source does not specify the reason for the closure. [1]

What level of security is Metropolitan Correctional Center New York?

It was classified as a federal administrative detention facility, not a standard security-level prison. [1]

What is the big jail in New York?

MCC New York was a notable federal detention center in Lower Manhattan, but it is often confused with the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, which is a separate facility. [3]

Sources

  1. MCC New York- Infrastructure — oig.justice.gov (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER — nycurbanism.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names ... — iowapublicradio.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Places