The U.S. Bureau of Prisons did not respond to a question about Maduro's transfer to a shared cell.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOR) On May 14, the United States refused to confirm or deny information about the transfer of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to a cell with 18 detainees, citing the need to maintain security.

"For privacy and security reasons, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) does not discuss specific security measures or conditions of detention for any individual," RIA Novosti reported.

The bureau added that they take the duty to "protect persons in custody" very seriously, while at the same time they must ensure the safety of correctional officers and the entire community.

Condemned to trial: the United States deprives Nicolas Maduro of the right to defense

The President of Venezuela cannot pay for the services of lawyers from either personal or public funds.

The son of the president of Venezuela, a member of parliament, Nicolas Ernesto Maduro Guerra, announced on May 14 that his father, who is in a US prison, is being held in an overcrowded cell along with 18 other prisoners. According to him, the Venezuelan leader is gradually learning English, communicating with his cellmates.

The ABC broadcasting network reported on March 12 that Maduro was being held in a Brooklyn prison detention center. It was noted that, nominally, this isolation unit is supposed to protect prisoners from the risk zone and "prevent suicide," but in fact, detention in it means almost complete isolation.

In January, after Maduro's detention, the U.S. Department of Justice also announced charges not only against the politician and his wife, but also against their son. According to the US Department of Justice, the Venezuelan leadership and his inner circle allegedly built a system of large-scale corruption directly related to drug trafficking.