Sam Bankman- Fried is being held at a prison in the Bahamas that is notorious for harsh conditions, but his family is still hoping his diet can be adjusted.
A judge on Tuesday denied bail for the founder of FTX and ordered him to remain in jail until he is extradited to the US. The US charged Bankman-Fried with fraud and money-laundering and he was arrested in the Bahamas.
According to sources, Bankman-Fried has his own room in a maximum security area of Fox Hill, but he can't have visitors because of the COVID-19 protocol. Bankman-Fried's relatives called the prison on Tuesday to inquire about vegan meals, according to a source.
The prison is overcrowded and understaffed, according to reports. According to a report by the State Department, inmates at the prison have said they had to remove human waste with buckets and live among rats. Inmates had long waits between meals.
Bankman-Fried's lawyers tried to use his vegan diet as a reason to release him while he waits for his fate to be decided. They wanted the court to let him go on a $250,000 bail so he could keep his vegan diet and take his medication.
The former CEO's parents, who are also law professors, were in attendance at his hearing in the Bahamas on Tuesday. His mother laughed when he was called afugitive.
His aunt, Linda Fried, is the dean of the public-health school at Columbia University.
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