White-Collar Crime
Billionaire Stanford Says Private Jail is Sweltering, Seeks Government Cell
Posted Jul 27, 2009 5:40 PM CST
By Martha Neil
A power outage made conditions in the private Texas jail in which he is now housed "intolerable," eliminating both adequate ventilation and air conditioning, says billionaire R. Allen Stanford in a federal court filing.
Held without bail as a flight risk, the head of Stanford Financial Group is seeking a transfer from Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe to the relative comfort of a government cell in the Federal Detention Center in Houston, reports the Houston Chronicle.
Stanford is accused of masterminding a $7 billion bank swindle. As discussed in an earlier ABAJournal.com post, he had hoped to await trial in far more comfortable quarters—a luxury rental apartment in Houston he had arranged to share with his girlfriend.
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Comments
Matt
Jul 28, 2009 12:02 AM CST
That is so pathetic. Jail atmosphere is really gloomy, and if one doesn’t get bail in time, it becomes a torture. Obviously jail is not for pleasure, but there are some human right issues to be followed.
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tim
Jul 28, 2009 9:45 AM CST
you shouldn’t get air conditioning, television, books, internet, exercise equipment, etc in jail.
you should be put in a room with a cot and left to rot.
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Legalist
Jul 28, 2009 6:42 PM CST
Should he get conjugal visits with his girlfriend to relieve the stress of the heat? I’ve seen her—she’s very hot! But, it may make things worse!!!
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B. McLeod
Jul 29, 2009 4:39 PM CST
One, little, $7 Billion issue, and they make him stay in quarters out of keeping with the lifestyle to which he has become accustomed. This really seems very mean-spirited. Don’t they know this is only “white-collar crime”?
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