Tate Brothers Seek Release From 1,430-Inmate Miami Jail as UK Extradition Fight Intensifies
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Updated · Yahoo News Canada · Aug 13
Tate Brothers Seek Release From 1,430-Inmate Miami Jail as UK Extradition Fight Intensifies
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo News Canada · Aug 13
Summary
Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, are being held in Miami's federal detention center ahead of a bail bid while they contest Britain's extradition request on rape charges.
Prosecutors said the brothers are in the Special Housing Unit for their own safety and called their confinement constitutional, disputing defense claims of harsh solitary conditions.
FDC Miami has recently faced water-pressure and air-conditioning failures, and staff used pepper spray during a July 11 confrontation after detainees resisted lockdown orders in the heat.
Andrew Tate has posted that dirty water, screaming inmates and lack of exercise made him ill and sleepless, while the Bureau of Prisons said annual testing found the water drinkable.
The jail houses about 1,430 inmates, including more than 450 immigration detainees, and a custody hearing tied to the extradition case was later postponed to Aug. 27.