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| Bernard Madoff: Prison life |
| By telegraph.co.uk |
| Published: 06/29/2009 |
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Bernard Madoff: Prison life When Inmate 61727-054 wakes up on Tuesday morning, it might seem like just another day. Looking around his cramped 7.5ft by 8ft cell in “10 South,” the maximum security wing of Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correction Centre, things will not appear to have changed much for Bernard Madoff. By James Quinn and Chris Sarkesian in New York Published: 11:00AM BST 29 Jun 2009 But when he opens his eyes fully, and remembers the events of today – when he is due to be sentenced for up to 150 years – he will realise that his life will never be the same again. For Judge Denny Chin is expected to hand down a substantial sentence to the former money manager, one which will more than likely mean Madoff will spend the rest of his days in prison. Until the Bureau of Prisons decides upon a new home for America’s latest white collar criminal, he will remain at the MCC, where he could reside for up to a year. On transfer, he is likely to end up in either a low or medium security facility – given that his crimes were not violent - in fairly close proximity to New York to allow family access. On the list of possible new homes is Allenwood, Pennsylvania, which has three types of security rankings, but whose low-security inmates are able to play table tennis and get involved in gardening around the grounds. A more distinct possibility is Otisville, in New York state near the town of Mount Hope, which has both minimum and medium security prisons. One of the main reasons the Bureau of Prisons may choose to locate Madoff there is because it offers facilities to cater for his Jewish faith, with a rabbi on staff, a kosher kitchen and weekly services. However Madoff will have to shun the designer suits he was known for wearing on the outside, in favour of strict prison uniform. Low security inmates must wear khaki uniforms, with shirts buttoned up and tucked in, and a pair of black or brown boots or trainers, depending on the institution. The prison day, as he has already found while awaiting sentencing, is a long one, with lights on at 6am, breakfast 30 minutes later, and perhaps an outdoor constitutional in the training ground thereafter. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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