NEW YORK (AP) — Some demonstrators protesting the lack of heat and electricity at a federal detention center in New York City attempted to get into the facility, and witnesses say guards pushed them back and sprayed them with an unknown stinging substance.
A reporter and photographer for The Associated Press were at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Sunday when a woman whose son is being detained tried to get into the jail.
She was followed by activists and media.
Witnesses say officers used significant force to push the people out, with some of those attempting to come in falling to the ground.
The jail administration did not return an email seeking comment. Officials say power is expected back on Monday.
