Imprisoned former Congressman George Santos says he’s been positioned into solitary confinement following an unspecific loss of life menace at FCI Fairton in New Jersey.
The 37-year-old Republican is as soon as once more very sad about his residing preparations.
Hooked up to his put up was a handwritten observe despatched to the South Shore Press, for which the previous lawmaker has been a columnist since surrendering to jail on July 25.
In his letter, Santos claims that on Aug. 18 he was “hauled” into an administrative constructing and knowledgeable by officers that, as a result of individuals in jail needed him lifeless, he was being despatched to a particular housing unit for his personal safety.
“Well, here at FCI Fairton, they have a funny way of ‘protecting’ you,” Santos groused in regards to the medium-security facility.
In line with Santos, who’s serving a seven-year sentence on federal fraud prices, the unit the place he was informed he would spend 30 days whereas the alleged threats are investigated is used for each deterrence and “to torture people.”
Santos described his new abode as an “extremely dirty” 15-by-17-foot cell with a mattress, bathroom, sink and restricted “ice-cold” bathe entry. Jail officers declined to handle the disgraced politician‘s lodging.
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FILE – U.S. Congressman George Santos leaves the U.S. Jap District New York courtroom on Wednesday, Might 10, 2023, in Central Islip, New York. (Barry Williams for New York Each day Information)
Santos additionally bemoaned jail situations in a Sept. 1 essay for the South Shore Press, during which he claimed one administrator joked the power might have marble flooring and a jacuzzi, and the inmates would nonetheless complain.
“Personally, I find marble to be cheap, gaudy and tacky. But that’s beside the point,” Santos remarked, saying snide feedback just like the one he allegedly overheard undermine the true issues within the jail.
He now calls FCI Fairton “hell on earth” and hopes President Trump will commute his sentence. The White Home has given no indication it should achieve this.
The FBI provided no additional info on the alleged menace made in opposition to Santos, solely referring the matter again to the BOP.
