FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) might spend up to two months in the country’s Fox Hill Prison after being denied bail in a Bahamas Magistrate Court. This prison is known for its “harsh” conditions and reported cases of physical abuse against inmates.
After a hearing on December 13, according to Bahamas authorities, Bankman-Fried was sent to Fox Hill’s medical wing. It is unknown whether the former CEO will serve his sentence at the correctional facility, its medical unit, or some other location.
SBF has been taking meds prior to arrest
SBF’s legal representative claimed that he had been taking meds prior to his arrest on December 12 including Adderall and anti-depressants.
Conditions at Fox Hill were “harsh,” according to a 2021 human rights report from the U.S. State Department. Investigations revealed that there were too many inmates living in the facility and that there was also poor sanitation and poor medical care. Additionally, physical abuse by correctional officers was claimed in the report.
“Maximum-security cells for men measured approximately six feet by 10 feet and held up to six persons with no mattresses or toilet facilities.” “Inmates removed human waste by bucket. Prisoners complained of the lack of beds and bedding. Some inmates developed bedsores from lying on bare ground. Sanitation was a general problem, and cells were infested with rats, maggots, and insects.”
the report said
The only jail in the Bahamas is Fox Hill, while the Carmichael Road Detention Center was designed for transient detainees. However, according to reports, Doan Cleare, the commissioner of correctional services for the Bahamas, stated that none of the facilities had “issues with rodents” because most had been renovated in response to the State Department report.
Fox Hill is the only prison in the Bahamas, and the Carmichael Road Detention Center was designed for short-term stays. However, Doan Cleare, the Bahamas’ Commissioner of Correctional Services, reportedly stated that most of the facilities had been renovated in response to the State Department report and had no “issues with rodents.”
SBF will most likely be detained in the Bahamas till February as extradition proceedings with the US continue. The former FTX CEO is being investigated by the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding investors and lenders.