Fox Hill, Bahamas detention facility where former ftx CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been noted for overcrowding, lack of toilets and generally unsanitary conditions.
Bankman-Fried spent the night in jail on Wednesday after appearing in court in the Bahamas on Tuesday. During the court appearance, Mohd. Bankman-Fried was denied bail. by the judge, and was instead sent to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services by 8 February.
Despite his high profile, Bankman-Fried will not receive any special treatment at the facility, Don Cleary, the Bahamas’ commissioner of correctional services, said in a telephone call. Interview on Tuesday.
Commissioner Cleary further stated in the interview that preparations were being made to keep Bankman-Fried in the prison’s sick bay, at least initially.
“He will be in sick bay for orientation purposes and then we will determine where to put him,” Cleary said, adding that sick bay could hold about five prisoners.
overcrowding and “harsh” conditions
In a US State Department report from 2021, conditions at Fox Hill were described as “harsh”, with overcrowding a problem. In addition, problems such as rodent infestation and inmates relying on buckets as toilets were cited as some of the most pressing issues at the facility.
According to Clear, however, conditions at the facility have improved since then.
Cleary said in the interview, “The facilities, most of them have been renovated. We’ve had one more go and we haven’t had a problem with rats.”
decide from a Video Recorded by The Nassau Guardian newspaper in November, however, many prisoners are still living in cells that appear old and overcrowded.
Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on 13 December after US prosecutors in the Bahamas formally filed criminal charges against him. The government of the Bahamas noted at the time that if the US government made a request for extradition, they would process it “immediately”.
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