Dreier Held In ‘Inhuman’ Solitary Confinement, Lawyer Says

[Robbien]

Source: Financial Alternatives

The New York lawyer accused of defrauding hedge funds of hundreds of millions of dollars has been held in “inhuman” conditions since his arrest last week, his lawyer claims.

At a hearing last week, Marc Dreier’s attorney said that his client is being held in solitary confinement until federal prison officials determine whether the Park Avenue lawyer is a gang member. Gerald Shargel said officials at the Manhattan Correction Center told him Dreier could be held in lockdown for another three weeks, held in his cell for 24 hours a day without telephone calls, visitors, or reading materials.

“How ludicrous is that?” Shargel asked during Dreier’s bail hearing. “You could lose your mind in three weeks.” Dreier was ordered held by U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton, who said Dreier was a flight risk.

Shargel asked the judge to order his client moved to the prison’s general population or to another facility. Eaton said he would look into the matter.

Dreier has been charged with ripping off hedge funds and other investors to the tune of $380 million.

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He wants to be in the general prison population? How is that better.

[devilgrrl]

1. Oh dear, how awful!

:nopity:

[endarkenment]

2. While you might get injured you won't typically go insane

solitary confinement for prolonged periods will cause most people to have a severe mental breakdown.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. That is my wish for prez shit-for-brains.

[GodlessBiker]

4. How is it better? Telephone calls, visitors, and reading materials.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. What's worse, solitary confinement or no more dinners at Per Se?

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

6. For his own protection...

... they are keeping him in segregated/solitary confinement. They have even been moving Duke Cunningham from prison to prison for his own protection. Hits within jails/prisons are not unheard of, if only to make sure that "dead men tell no tales".

[dysfunctional press]

9. protective custody and solitary confinement are two different things...

you can still have reading materials/television in pc.

solitary is for breaking people.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. With hundreds of millions at stake, if this guy had any partners in the

scam, solitary is the safest place for him.

[Demobrat]

8. If that's standard procedure it's standard procedure.

No favors for rich white guys.

[endarkenment]

10. If it is standard procedure it is criminal