Khaki uniform, jingling keys, snoring: what Michael Cohen will find in prison
The Guardian/UK, May 5, 2019
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The prison, which houses about 800 inmates, has been rated among the country’s cushiest, thanks to its facilities for non-violent offenders which include bunkhouse-style sleeping and personal lockers.
It is also especially set up for Jewish inmates, such as Cohen will be, with availability of such specialty foods as matzoh ball soup, gefilte fish and rugelach pastries, as well as access to a full-time rabbi.
Prison consultants say Otisville has become a requested destination for Jewish inmates due to its proximity to New York City’s large Jewish population and upstate New York’s Orthodox Jewish enclaves.
But it’s still prison, former Otisville case manager Jack Donson said.
“Prison is disrespectful. It’s impersonal,†Donson said. “He’s never going to get any sleep because there’s always lights on, there’s always inmates snoring. There are officers walking around jingling keys. You shower out in the open. It’s very demeaning.â€
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/05/michael-cohen-trump-fixer-prison-monday