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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement after contracting coronavirus, reports local newspaper Niagra Gazette on Sunday. Weinstein is currently serving his 23-year prison sentence at the Wende Correctional Facility in western New York for committing a criminal sex act in the first degree and rape in the third degree.
EW has learned that two inmates at Wende tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) worked with the Department of Health to identify any potentially exposed individuals in order to provide notifications and to stop the spread of the virus.
Weinstein is believed to be one of two inmates to have tested positive.
Weinstein was remanded to Riker's Island on Feb. 24 for the 16-day waiting period before his official sentencing hearing, but he found himself at Bellevue Hospital over concerns of high blood pressure and heart palpitations. He remained there for more than one week and underwent a heart procedure before eventually moving to the infirmary unit at Riker's.
The same report claims he already had COVID-19 when he entered the correctional facility last week after being transferred from Riker's Island.
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Elemen0py on March 22nd, 2020 at 23:15 UTC »
*Coronavirus tests positive for Harvey Weinstein
writerintheory1382 on March 22nd, 2020 at 22:26 UTC »
While I don’t feel the least bit bad for him, I’m very interested in what safety nets Prisons and their guards have should this spread far and wide in that prison and others. Seems like it could be potentially catastrophic for prisoners and guards alike.
LutzExpertTera on March 22nd, 2020 at 21:57 UTC »
Coronavirus with the face turn