Yandy Smith, Tamika D. Mallory, Mysonne, Latoya Bond, and Jamila T. Davis have been among the hundreds of people protesting outside of Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Mayor Bill de Blasio responded by providing generators, blankets and hand warmers to the inmates on Saturday.

New York City is sending trucks with hundreds of blankets and hand warmers to the Metropolitan Detention Center NOW and generators are being readied for transport. We've told the Federal Bureau of Prisons the supplies are coming – whether they like it or not.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 3, 2019

Reports suggest that electricity has been restored which means the inmates are no longer locked in their cells, able to communicate with their loved ones, and eat.

The Love and Hip Hop reality star used a speaker system to communicate with the inmates. She asked if they received blankets or if their toilets were working and they responded by banging on the windows. At night, they use flash lights to signal for help.

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UPDATE: #YandySmith was among one of the protestors that got into #MDC and things went 0-100. The #LHHNY star was maced and thrown to the ground. Thousands of inmates have been without heat + electricity for 6 days when temperatures dropped below freezing.

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Things escalated when Yandy and other protestors made it inside of the prison and were pepper sprayed as a result. She continued to protest afterwards and thankfully it all paid off.

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IF YOU’VE WATCHED MY LIVE OR HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ME FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS YOU’VE SEEN TAMIKA @tamikadmallory LEAD THE WAY AT EVERY MARCH AND EVERY RALLY. I WAS OUT THERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE CALLED!!!!!. I WAS OUT THERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE SAID SIS I NEED YOU!!!!!! THIS IS HER FULL TIME JOB FOR THE PAST 20YRS. SHE IS BLACK HISTORY! FOR ALL OF YOU ASKING HOW YOU CAN HELP. YOU CAN HELP ME BY HELPING HER. YOU CAN HELP US AS A PEOPLE BY HELPING HER! SHE EATS WHEN WE FEED HER! AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SHES GOOD SO SHES ABLE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT. $1, $2, $3 WHAT EVER YOU CAN SPARE SEND! NEXT IT COULD BE YOU GETTING BEAT AT A WAFFLE HOUSE, DRAGGED OFF A PLANE, YOUR SON, FATHER OR BROTHER SHOT MURDERED, YOUR FAMILY MEMBER FREEZING TO DEATH IN A CELL. SHES THE ONE THAT ORGANIZES AND LEADS THE WAY TO JUSTICE. LETS COME TOGETHER AND STORE UP FUNDS AND SUPPORT OUR REAL LIFE LEADER. I MEAN BOOTS ON GROUND, KNOCKING ON PEOPLES DOOR, SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD LEADER!!!! ACTIVIST DON’T GET PAID, THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THE WORK ONLY WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME ASKING WHAT THEY COULD DO OR GIVE. WELL SHES BEEN DOING THIS FOR 20YRS. PLEASE GIVE TO HER PERSONALLY! HELP ME BY DONATING TO HER WELL BEING!! TAMIKA CAN TELL YOU HOW TO DONATE TO HER ORGANIZATION BUT TODAY LETS SUPPORT HER PERSONALLY!!! . . . CASHAPP – $TAMIKAMAL Paypal.Me/TamikaMallory ZELLE- [email protected]

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Lights have reportedly been restored, but there’s no confirmation if the heat is working again.

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YESSSSS YESSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! We see lights!!! Lights are on!! We did it! @tamikadmallory @jamilatdavis @trife_gangsta @mysonnenygeneral @bonded4ever. Hope this means the heat is on too. We won’t leave until we have that confirmation. @omereandskylar mommy and @therealinfiniti_ be home soon . . . IF YOU’VE WATCHED MY LIVE OR HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ME FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS YOU’VE SEEN TAMIKA @tamikadmallory LEAD THE WAY AT EVERY MARCH AND EVERY RALLY. I WAS OUT THERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE CALLED!!!!!. I WAS OUT THERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE SAID SIS I NEED YOU!!!!!! THIS IS HER FULL TIME JOB FOR THE PAST 20YRS. SHE IS BLACK HISTORY! FOR ALL OF YOU ASKING HOW YOU CAN HELP. YOU CAN HELP ME BY HELPING HER. YOU CAN HELP US AS A PEOPLE BY HELPING HER! SHE EATS WHEN WE FEED HER! AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SHES GOOD SO SHES ABLE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT. $1, $2, $3 WHAT EVER YOU CAN SPARE SEND! NEXT IT COULD BE YOU GETTING BEAT AT A WAFFLE HOUSE, DRAGGED OFF A PLANE, YOUR SON, FATHER OR BROTHER SHOT MURDERED, YOUR FAMILY MEMBER FREEZING TO DEATH IN A CELL. SHES THE ONE THAT ORGANIZES AND LEADS THE WAY TO JUSTICE. LETS COME TOGETHER AND STORE UP FUNDS AND SUPPORT OUR REAL LIFE LEADER. I MEAN BOOTS ON GROUND, KNOCKING ON PEOPLES DOOR, SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD LEADER!!!! ACTIVIST DON’T GET PAID, THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THE WORK ONLY WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME ASKING WHAT THEY COULD DO OR GIVE. WELL SHES BEEN DOING THIS FOR 20YRS. PLEASE GIVE TO HER PERSONALLY! HELP ME BY DONATING TO HER WELL BEING!! TAMIKA CAN TELL YOU HOW TO DONATE TO HER ORGANIZATION BUT TODAY LETS SUPPORT HER PERSONALLY!!! CASHAPP $TAMIKAMAL CASHAPP $TAMIKAMAL Paypal.Me/TamikaMallory ZELLE [email protected]

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Mysonne vowed that the protests will continue until the heat is on, so as far as we’re concerned the people will still be out there fighting for the voiceless.

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