Civil rights activist and writer Shaun King posted a video outside of the federal jail in Brooklyn, which has been without power and electricity since Monday (January 28) following a fire the day before. King said he spoke with a guard, who revealed that temperatures are around 33 degrees inside.
He wrote on Instagram, "Oh my God. At the damn federal jail right here in Brooklyn, where temperatures are BELOW FREEZING, the heat and electricity have been turned off SINCE MONDAY. 1,600 men are there. That is them, right now, banging and making noises so people outside can hear them. Men are getting sick and are freezing. The only thing working since Monday are small emergency lights. This is a gross human rights abuse. One guard just told me he just took the temperature inside and that it is 33 degrees in there. My friend @speakercoreyjohnson is there right now."
