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According to local reports, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is in \u201cgood spirits\u201d and is being kept in the maximum security unit in the sick bay. SBF is held in custody at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS), a jail called Fox Hill that is known for being filthy, and was accused of prison maltreatment last year. Acting commissioner of The Bahamas Corrections, Doan Cleare, detailed that SBF is in a dorm-style cell with roughly five other inmates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Bankman-Fried Now Resides in an Overcrowded, Filthy Prison \u2014 Corrections Commissioner Says SBF Is \u2018Getting His Medication on Time\u2019 and He\u2019s in \u2018Good Spirits\u2019<\/h2>\n

After living in luxury at Albany Place in Nassau, Bahamas, the FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is now located in the maximum security unit at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS). The prison doesnt have a great reputation<\/a> and according to a New York Post report<\/a>, the jail is \u201cmaggot-infested\u201d and a \u201chellhole\u201d of a penitentiary. The Post also details that SBF\u2019s family members have been attempting to get the former FTX executive vegan meals.<\/p>\n

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SBF is located in Fox Hill prison which does not have a good reputation as far as cleanliness is concerned and it is considered understaffed and overcrowded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BDOCS is referred to as Fox Hill prison and it is also known for being overcrowded.<\/a> There are numerous human rights reports<\/a> littered all over the web about the prison\u2019s alleged maltreatment issues. The journalist Tiffany Fong tweeted<\/a> that the U.S. State Department flagged Fox Hill prison for being \u201cinfested with rats, maggots, and insects,\u201d and \u201cinmates removed human waste by bucket\u201d and \u201cdeveloped bed sores from lying on the bare ground.\u201d Other reports<\/a> reveal that Fox Hill is understaffed and some inmates are only \u201callowed outside for 30 minutes a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acting commissioner of The Bahamas Corrections, Doan Cleare, told thenassauguardian.com<\/a> that SBF is being in the Fox Hill medical department. Cleare further disclosed that after the former FTX executive spent his first night in jail, he was in \u201cgood spirits.\u201d \u201cMr. Fried is housed in [the] Maximum Security Housing Unit in [the] sick bay,\u201d the commissioner told the reporter.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is getting his medication on time,\u201d The Bahamas Corrections commissioner added. \u201cOnly in-person lawyer visits [are permitted] at this time, along with personnel from the American Embassy. All others will be via video conferencing. He is with five other inmates in a dorm-style setting.\u201d SBF will be held in custody at Fox Hill until February 8th, 2023, if he isn\u2019t extradited to the U.S. first.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about the Bahamian prison SBF resides in until his next court hearing? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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