Reverend Al Sharpton
2001
The activist, jailed for protesting the navy’s bombing exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, went on a 43-day hunger strike during his sentence there.
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
2017–2019
The drug lord spent more than two years in isolation there before being transferred to a higher-security prison in Colorado known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.”
Martin Shkreli
2017–2018
The pharmaceutical fraudster—known for hiking the price of a lifesaving AIDS drug and being called “the most hated man in America”—was held there before being transferred to a New Jersey prison.
Ghislaine Maxwell
2020
Jeffrey Epstein’s right-hand woman made a short stop there before beginning her 20-year sentence in Bryan, Texas, where she’s allegedly living the high life.
Michael Cohen
2020
The former Trump attorney—who turned on his boss following the Stormy Daniels hush-money scandal—stayed there for nearly a month after refusing to adhere to the terms of his house arrest.
R. Kelly
2021–2022
The R&B singer sued the facility over being placed on suicide watch while awaiting the trial that found him guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Sam Bankman-Fried
2023–2024
The crypto-currency fraudster became an informal legal adviser to his fellow prisoner and cellmate Sean Combs before being transferred to a jail in Mendota, California.
Sean “Diddy” Combs
2024–2025
Charged with racketeering, conspiracy, and sex trafficking, the rapper awaited trial there before heading to New Jersey to complete his sentence.
Luigi Mangione
2024–Present
The 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson has received more than $1 million in donations while awaiting his upcoming trial.
Nicolás Maduro
Present
The ousted Venezuelan president and his wife joined Mangione on January 3 following their capture by U.S. forces.
