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Andrew Tate, Brother Held in Solitary at Miami Jail
Andrew and Tristan Tate are two brothers who became famous on the internet.
Andrew, in particular, has built a large online following by posting his views about being a man.
The two brothers are now in a jail in Miami, Florida.
Another country, Britain, wants them to come there to answer charges of rape.
The brothers say they did nothing wrong.
While they wait, they are kept alone in a special part of the jail.
They complain that the water is dirty, that other prisoners scream all night, and that they do not get to leave their cells very much.
The people who run the jail say the brothers are treated fairly and are kept alone for their own safety.
The jail has also had other problems, like broken air conditioning and a day when guards used pepper spray during a fight.
Soon, a judge will decide whether the brothers can leave jail on bail while they wait.
Andrew Tate, 39, and his brother Tristan Tate, 38, were arrested in Miami on July 18 on a British extradition request charging them with rape.
The brothers are being held in solitary-style confinement in FDC Miami's Special Housing Unit, which prosecutors say is for their own safety.
In posts on X, the brothers say they were forced to drink unclean water, kept awake by screaming inmates, and given little time outside their cells; their lawyers add the beds are too short and lack pillows.
Prosecutors wrote that "FDC Miami is not a Marriott" but that the Tates' conditions are "reasonable, constitutional and within BOP's discretion."
FDC Miami has faced water-pressure failures, air-conditioning breakdowns, and a July 11 confrontation in which staff deployed pepper spray against immigrant detainees.
- Who
- Andrew Tate (39) and Tristan Tate (38), social media influencers, former kickboxers and dual US-British citizens.
- What
- The brothers are being held in solitary confinement at Federal Detention Centre Miami while contesting extradition to Britain, which has charged them with rape; they deny wrongdoing.
- Where
- Federal Detention Centre Miami, a facility operated by the US Bureau of Prisons.
- When
- Arrested on July 18; prosecutors filed a court filing on August 10; a bail hearing is expected Thursday.
- Why
- Britain requested the brothers' extradition on rape charges; prosecutors say they are housed in the Special Housing Unit for their own safety.
Tates and Their Lawyers
Prosecutors and Bureau of Prisons
Living conditions in the jail
Tates and Their Lawyers
The Tates say they were forced to drink warm, 'brown and filthy' water that made them sick, kept awake by inmates screaming threats, and left with beds too short and without pillows; lawyers say they got no time out of their cells for 11 of their first 15 days.
Prosecutors and Bureau of Prisons
Prosecutors say the brothers have adequate sleeping arrangements, food and water, and were allowed out for recreation and lawyer meetings 'almost daily'; the Bureau of Prisons says annual testing showed the water is drinkable.
Reason for solitary housing
Tates and Their Lawyers
The Tates' lawyers call the solitary-style confinement harsh, and their requests to be moved elsewhere have been denied; Andrew Tate asked, 'Where are the rights of American citizens?'
Prosecutors and Bureau of Prisons
Prosecutors say the brothers are held in the Special Housing Unit for their own safety, separated from the general population, and that conditions are 'reasonable, constitutional and within BOP's discretion.'
Condition of the facility overall
Tates and Their Lawyers
Defense lawyer Paul Petruzzi says the BOP is not committing enough resources to maintain FDC Miami, citing collapsed ceilings in some legal visit rooms; one detainee's wife says her husband got only one bottle of water for 24 hours during a systems failure.
Prosecutors and Bureau of Prisons
The BOP says water damage to two legal visit rooms was being repaired with four others available, a July 1 water pressure issue was resolved the next day with bottled water provided, and a malfunctioning chiller from July 6 has been fixed.
Key facts
- Detained
- Andrew Tate (39) and Tristan Tate (38)
- Charges
- Rape (British extradition request)
- Arrest date
- July 18
- Facility
- Federal Detention Centre Miami (FDC Miami)
- Housing
- Special Housing Unit (solitary confinement)
- Facility population
- 1,430 inmates, including more than 450 immigration detainees
- Key incident
- Pepper spray deployed on July 11 amid a confrontation with immigrant detainees
- Next step
- Bail hearing expected Thursday before a federal judge in Miami
Quotes
Andrew Tate
Social media influencer and former kickboxer, detained in FDC Miami
“I have been forced to drink unclean water that has made me sick”
NDTV
Prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Miami
Representatives of the U.S. Attorney’s office overseeing the case
“While FDC Miami is not a Marriott, the Tates' conditions of confinement are reasonable, constitutional and within BOP's discretion”
NDTV
Sources
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