Downtown Miami condo residents upset over yelling from inmates at adjacent jail
MIAMI – Residents at a downtown Miami high rise are complaining that they’re being robbed of their relaxation.
The building towers over the Federal Detention Center, and residents say their incarcerated neighbors are disturbing the peace.
They say the inmates are yelling from their recreational space, across from Downtown 5th.
“I don’t use the pool that much here because it doesn’t get sun very much, but it does get sun during the time that they’re in there,” said resident Ryan Rea.
Rea recorded video from the pool deck on the 15th floor on Monday, and while it’s hard to make out what the inmates are yelling, the whistling is clear, as are the intended targets of those whistles; some women w...