EFTA00127797¶
APPENDIX 6¶
DOJ PRESS RELEASE ADDRESSING THE MDC BROOKLYN POWER OUTAGE¶
The following statement is attributable to¶
Wyn Hornbuckle¶
Deputy Director of Public Affairs¶
U. S. Department of Justice¶
The electrical power at the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility at MDC Brooklyn was restored at approximately 6:30 p.m., Sunday evening. With the heat and hot water operational, and the restoration of electrical power, the facility can now begin to return to regular operations. In the coming days, the Department will work with the Bureau of Prisons to examine what happened and ensure the facility has the power, heat and backup systems in place to prevent the problem from reoccurring.¶
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