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Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Fears He Will Die In Rikers Island Due to Mistreatment By “Vindictive” Prison Officials
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scrn loglineWeinstein's lawyer fears for his life in Rikers' 'torture chamber' as the disgraced mogul battles leukemia and deplorable jail conditions.beat sheet- Weinstein's lawyers say he's been left in blood-stained clothes, the same underwear for weeks, and denied basic cancer treatment, leading them to suspect 'vindictive' mistreatment that could be 'the inevitable outcome is death'.
- Rikers' crumbling infrastructure and 'draconian and deplorable conditions' have drawn scrutiny, with 19 inmate deaths in 2022, 9 more in 2023, and 5 in the first 8 months of 2024, as well as high rates of violence and assaults on staff.
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Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Fears He Will Die In Rikers Island Due to Mistreatment By “Vindictive” Prison Officials
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Erik Hayden
scrn logline
Weinstein's lawyer fears for his life in Rikers' 'torture chamber' as the disgraced mogul battles leukemia and deplorable jail conditions.
beat sheet
- Weinstein's lawyers say he's been left in blood-stained clothes, the same underwear for weeks, and denied basic cancer treatment, leading them to suspect 'vindictive' mistreatment that could be 'the inevitable outcome is death'.
- Rikers' crumbling infrastructure and 'draconian and deplorable conditions' have drawn scrutiny, with 19 inmate deaths in 2022, 9 more in 2023, and 5 in the first 8 months of 2024, as well as high rates of violence and assaults on staff.
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Harvey Weinstein, Rikers Island Prison, Bellevue Hospital