Prosecutors said the harm inflicted by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-abuse scheme was “incalculable.” A victim said she was driven to attempt suicide. Ms. Maxwell plans to appeal, and did not apologize. Source: New York Times
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How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2022
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19. Source: New York Times
What New Documents Reveal About Jeffrey Epstein's Final Days
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
Newly released records show the disgraced financier living a mundane existence in jail before his suicide, while also spinning deceptions until the very end. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. to Close N.Y.C. Jail Where Jeffrey Epstein Died
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2021
The 233 people being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center will be moved, at least temporarily, while officials address conditions there. Source: New York Times
Sheldon Silver Is Ordered Back to Prison After 2-Day Furlough
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2021
Just two days after being furloughed, the once-powerful Democrat was headed back to prison to continue serving his sentence on corruption charges. Source: New York Times
Sheldon Silver, Disgraced Assembly Speaker, Is Furloughed From Prison
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
The longtime Democratic leader was released to home confinement after less than a year of a six-and-a-half year sentence on corruption charges. Source: New York Times
Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as Covid Rages
By Gotham Rex on February 27, 2021
At a federal compound in Connecticut, inmates in precarious health “are like sitting ducks,” one lawyer said. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Calls Jail Oppressive. Prosecutors Say She Has It Easy.
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2020
Ms. Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has asked to be released on $28.5 million bond as she awaits trial on federal charges. Source: New York Times
Government Denies Cohen Was Imprisoned to Stop Trump Book
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2020
Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he was returned to prison as retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir about President Trump. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen, Ex-Trump Lawyer, Leaves Prison Early Because of Virus
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2020
Mr. Cohen, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other crimes, had been imprisoned at a minimum-security camp in New York. Source: New York Times