New York: 68 year old, rapist was tested positive, and is put in isolation just days after he was moved from Rikers Island to an upstate NY prison to start his 23-year sentence, on Thursday.
He is isolated at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York.
The shamed producer told prison staff that he believed he has the virus when he entered the state prison system last Wednesday from notorious Rikers Island.
Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault
NYC was hit by the nation’s largest coronavirus jail outbreak to date this week
Even worse, At least 38 people tested positive at notorious Rikers Island and nearby facilities. A number of inmates have the virus.
It was stated that Harvey was unaware of the diagnosis.
New York City was hit by the nation’s largest coronavirus jail outbreak to date this week, with at least 38 people testing positive at the notorious Rikers Island complex and nearby facilities – more than half of them incarcerated men, the board that oversees the city’s jail system said Saturday.