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Detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is reportedly alone in a cell with no access to the internet or newspapers.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is alone in a cell, with no access to the internet or newspapers.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Detained in Dubai's chief executive, Radha Stirling, said Mr Fakana "is currently recovering".

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Detained immigrants are increasingly being transferred far from their families, due to a lack of available space.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2025

It chanced that Chyavan, Bhrigu's child, Had wandered to the pathless wild Where proud Himálaya's lovely height Detained him with a strange delight.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)