Limited PBJ Sandwiches And A Radio Player: What Sam Bankman-Fried's Detention Center Life Will Look Like

Sam Bankman-Fried, ex-CEO of FTX, a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange for Bitcoin BTC/USD, Ethereum ETH/USD and Dogecoin DOGE/USD, is now in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center and will be missing out on many of the amenities he enjoyed during his days of house arrest in the Bahamas, reports Business Insider.

The facility is known for its challenging living conditions. Former warden Cameron Lindsay described it to The New York Times as “one of the most troubled” in the Bureau of Prisons.

While being in the detention center, Bankman-Fried will be limited to purchasing two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every two weeks at $3.65 each. This might be challenging for the vegan entrepreneur, who relied on peanut butter during his previous incarceration in the Bahamas.

Additionally, he will lose internet access, a stark contrast to his house arrest days when he used a VPN to browse the web. He will also have to adapt to the prison’s strict routine, which includes waking up at 6 a.m. and possibly being assigned a job.

Bankman-Fried was sent to the detention center after U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan found probable cause to believe he attempted to tamper with witnesses by interacting with the media during his time in house arrest.

Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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