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Inside the poop-filled prison holding Andrew Tate — where inmates are treated ‘like dogs’: ‘Welcome to hell’

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Nesi, C. (2026, September 15). Inside the poop-filled prison holding Andrew Tate — where inmates are treated ‘like dogs’: ‘Welcome to hell’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/15/us-news/inside-the-poop-filled-lockup-holding-andrew-tate-where-prisoners-are-treated-like-dogs-welcome-to-hell/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-15 · by Chris Nesi

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been held since July 18 at the Federal Detention Center in Miami under harsh conditions following their arrest. Detainees describe the facility as unsanitary with sewage issues and overcrowding. Prison staff reportedly greet new arrivals by saying, “welcome to hell.” The brothers' lawyers claim they are being denied basic hygiene items and have faced exposure to pepper spray used on another inmate. In response, the Bureau of Prisons stated that their conditions meet legal standards but acknowledged it is not a luxurious environment like a hotel.
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The Andrew Tate brothers have been held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami since their arrest on July 18, facing harsh conditions that violate basic human rights. Their lawyers reported denied access to basic grooming products and incidents where pepper spray, used on another detainee, entered their cells, causing severe discomfort. Marlon Cervelo Trujillo described the facility as having a pervasive stench from urine and feces due to unsanitary conditions. Prison staff reportedly greeted new detainees with "welcome to hell," indicating extreme overcrowding and abusive treatment documented by Human Rights Watch in their report on FDC Miami's poor conditions.

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Topics

BOP FDC Miami Human Rights Watch Miami WLRN

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Tristan PERSON · 3× Andrew PERSON · 2× BOP ORG · 2× Andrew Tate PERSON · 1× FDC Miami ORG · 1× Human Rights Watch ORG · 1× Marlon Cervelo Trujillo PERSON · 1× Miami ORG · 1× Tate PERSON · 1× WLRN ORG · 1×

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In a filing last month, their lawyers complained about the “harsh” conditions, claiming Tristan and Andrew have been “denied basic grooming products,” and detailing other incidents, including one where prison officers used pepper spray on another detainee, which wafted into their cells. “It burned their eyes, their throats, and their airways.
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The brothers have been housed at the Federal Detention Center in Miami since they were arrested on July 18 – and the new digs are a far cry from the high-flying, lavish lifestyle that the misogynistic influencers built their brand upon. asserted
influencers → house → brand
Detainees housed at the facility have described the squalid conditions to family members. asserted
Detainees → house → members
“This horrible stench of piss seeps out from under the doors, because there’s piss, there’s s—t inside, and the toilets are still left like that,” Marlon Cervelo Trujillo told his wife in a recorded phone conversation, according to public radio station WLRN. uncertain
Trujillo → seep → WLRN
“We’re either going to kill ourselves, or we’re going to die from some illness. asserted
we → go → illness
Because [the guards] don’t care about anything in there,” he added. asserted
he → care → anything
The miserable conditions inside the detention facility are also apparently well known to staff members, with reports of a prison officer greeting a newly arrived group of 50 detainees with “welcome to hell” before they were led into a small holding cell. asserted
they → know → cell
A Human Rights Watch report described incidents of “extreme overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and abusive treatment” inside FDC Miami’s walls, as well as broken toilets, verbal harassment and “acts of humiliation including cavity searches,” the outlet writes. asserted
outlet → describe → searches
The Tate brothers are being kept in a cordoned-off section of the facility called the special housing unit, separate from the general population, but they, too, have complained about the conditions. asserted
they → keep → conditions
Here’s the latest on Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan’s extradition case: asserted
latest → ’ → case
Younger brother Tristan Tate whined in a hand-scrawled note shared by their lawyer on X last month about the number of snacks they’ve received from the jailhouse commissary. asserted
they → whine → commissary
“I am hungry,” Tristan wrote, alleging that he had lost 13 pounds and his brother Andrew had lost 8. asserted
he → write → 8
The brothers have been subsisting on ramen noodles and Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos, according to Bureau of Prisons receipts viewed by the Telegraph. uncertain
brothers → subsist → Telegraph
In a filing last month, their lawyers complained about the “harsh” conditions, claiming Tristan and Andrew have been “denied basic grooming products,” and detailing other incidents, including one where prison officers used pepper spray on another detainee, which wafted into their cells. “It burned their eyes, their throats, and their airways. asserted
It → complain → eyes
No officer decontaminated them. asserted
officer → decontaminate → them
No medical staff examined them. asserted
staff → examine → them
The brothers wrapped wet T-shirts around their faces and waited for the air to clear,” the filing said. asserted
filing → wrap → faces
The Bureau of Prisons said in a statement that it “takes seriously our duty to protect all individuals entrusted to our custody, as well as maintain the safety of correctional employees and the community.” asserted
it → say → employees
A BOP filing after the brothers lodged complaints conceded that the detention center is “not a Marriott,” but insisted their “conditions of confinement are reasonable, constitutional and within BOP’s discretion.” asserted
conditions → lodge → discretion
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