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Tekashi 6ix9ine Joins Notorious Inmates at Brooklyn Jail

1/7/2026

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Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, reported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on January 5, 2026, to serve a three-month sentence for drug possession and assault.
The Metropolitan Detention Center also houses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is awaiting arraignment on drug trafficking charges.
Critics cite MDC Brooklyn's poor living conditions, violence, and sanitation concerns, noting past inmates such as Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

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Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, reported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on January 5, 2026, to serve a three-month sentence for drug possession and assault.
The Metropolitan Detention Center also houses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is awaiting arraignment on drug trafficking charges.
Critics cite MDC Brooklyn's poor living conditions, violence, and sanitation concerns, noting past inmates such as Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean 'Diddy' Combs.