A federal judge toured the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn days after a power outage sparked several protests.

Judge Analisa Torres and State Attorney General Letitia James visited the MDC to speak with inmates about conditions inside. They had no power and limited heat for nearly a week after an electrical fire on January 27.

The Federal Defenders of New York is now suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons because of the circumstances at the detention center, saying that the conditions were inhumane, violate the constitution, and caused irreparable harm.

Earlier, two inmates testified during hearings at a federal courthouse, saying temperatures plummeted into the single digits.

"It was over a week before the federal government even made a comment about what was going on, so someone has to be held accountable,” said City Councilman Jumaane Williams. “The tour we did, there seemed to be no sense of urgency at all about how to have an emergency plan or even how to get information to loved ones who were waiting for word that their loved one was ok."

Family members of inmates hope that the lawsuit will lead to better conditions inside the jail.

Lynda Rose, whose husband is currently incarnated at the Metropolitan Detention Center said, "I hope that there's a thorough investigation, that they've repaired the infrastructure here, and if they need to be relocated to another facility, then that's done."

Meanwhile, the Warden of Operations at MDC testified that hot food was being served during the outage, and that temperatures were "cool" but not "freezing.”