The 26-year-old is being held “under maximum security”, alone in a cell, without communication with the other inmates of the prison
At a state penitentiary in Huntington, Pennsylvania – where he was arrested – is being held 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York.
The court denied the defendant bail, at which point he was returned to the Huntington State Prison in Pennsylvania, where he is being held pending extradition to New York.
Maggione is being held “in maximum security,” alone in a cell, with no communication with other inmates at the prison, according to CBS.
Despite his episodic appearance in court 3 days ago, he is not violent and is not under psychological monitoring (for fear of suicide, for example).
Also, according to prison officials, he has not yet been jailed but will soon be released from the cell, as is scheduled for all inmates.
Critics are still investigating the motive behind the brutal crime, but some have begun to regard Maggione as a “folk hero”, outraged by the health and insurance system in the US. In fact, more than a thousand people have offered money to cover his legal costs, often accompanying their donation with messages of support for the young man or even satisfaction for the murder.
The “manifesto” of the 26-year-old against the health system
The young prime suspect in the murder of 50-year-old Brian Thomson, when he was arrested, had with him a handwritten manifesto in which he expressed his anger at the health care system in the US.
More specifically, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione explains that “the health system is the most expensive in the world, while the life expectancy of an American is in 42nd place worldwide.”
He also “wrote a lot about his disdain for corporate America and the health care industry in particular,” NYPD Chief of Investigators Joseph Kenney explained to ABC’s Good Morning America.
Source :Skai
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