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By Billal Rahman
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in last week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is being housed among other inmates at the SCI Huntingdon prison in Pennsylvania, Newsweek can reveal
Mangione is incarcerated in Huntingdon, and awaiting extradition to New York.
On Monday, police revealed that 26-year-old Mangione was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel. New York prosecutors have charged Mangione with murder following his apprehension on weapons charges in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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He was recognized by a McDonald's employee early Monday morning, leading to his capture. Police found that he was carrying a firearm, a fake New Jersey ID that matched the one the suspect used to check into a New York hostel, and identification with his real name.
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According to The New York Times, Mangione was found with a notebook outlining plans for the shooting, law enforcement officials said. The notebook reportedly included details about targeting executives at a "bean-counter" conference, which Mangione described as a "parasitic bean-counter convention."
A passage read, "What do you do? You w[h]ack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention. It's targeted, precise, and doesn't risk innocents," the officials said.
"He is in SCI Huntingdon, and there are other inmates in the housing unit," Maria A. Bivens, press secretary at the PA Department of Corrections, told Newsweek.
Newsweek understands that Mangioni is not a state-sentenced inmate who would go to a state prison directly from sentencing. He is a Blair County inmate that SCI Huntingdon is currently holding.
He has been at Huntingdon since around 5 p.m. last night.
SCI Huntingdon in Pennsylvania, where Luigi Mangione is currently incarcerated, has faced criticism over its harsh conditions.
Originally built in 1889, the facility is Pennsylvania's oldest prison, and its age shows in its deteriorating infrastructure and inadequate living conditions.
Nick Yarris, an innocent man who survived 22 years in solitary confinement on death row, was stabbed, strangled, and beaten during his time at the prison after being wrongly sentenced to death for the rape and murder of Linda Mae Craig in 1981.
During the pandemic, SCI Huntingdon was criticized for its inability to adequately handle the outbreak due to its outdated design, poor sanitation, and lack of a dedicated infirmary.
Michael Walker, 48, from Dauphin County, partnered with another inmate two years ago to file a lawsuit seeking financial compensation from the Department of Corrections. The suit accused multiple officials and corrections officers of displaying "deliberate indifference" toward incarcerated individuals at SCI Huntingdon during the peak of the pandemic.
Reports detail abuses in solitary confinement, including assault, racial abuse, and inadequate treatment.
According to a report by the Human Rights Coalition, in one case, an inmate alleged retaliation for filing grievances, including having his thumb deliberately injured by a guard.
On January 13, 2010, Vincent Hallman, an inmate, sought a signature for a cash slip required to send large legal mail, according to the report.
When guard Robert Forrest-Stitt insisted Hallman reopen the mail for inspection, Hallman questioned the new procedure.
According to Hallman, Forrest-Stitt responded by allegedly assaulting him, punching him in the chest, hitting his mouth, and causing injuries, including a busted lip and a painful bicep injury. Hallman claimed he had to defend himself, which led to his placement in solitary confinement.
Hallman had his thumb deliberately slammed in the tray slot by prison guard Cates while he was attempting to retrieve his clothing after the officer refused to take it to the laundry.
Another inmate housed at SCI Huntingdon also came forward in the report with serious allegations of mistreatment and abuse by staff at the facility.
Rhonshawn Jackson reportedly struck a guard in the dining hall in SCI Houtzdale after being called a racial slur. In response, 20 to 30 guards attacked prisoners at random. Several were sent to solitary confinement and charged with misconduct, while Jackson was transferred to SCI Huntingdon the following day.
"Since I have been at SCI Huntingdon, I have been burned for my meals, showers, recreation. I have had my life threatened. I have been called racist names. I have had sexual passes made at me by [guards], and when I reported it . . . the investigation was thrown under the rug," he said in the report.
"I have had my mail tampered with. I've had countless bogus misconducts written up on me because I have grieved every issue. I have been tormented by countless guards who kick my door when I try to sleep at night and threaten to run in on me, and I have been told I will die in the Huntingdon hole."
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, as of November 30th, there are currently 1,853 inmates detained in the prison.
It's currently operating at 99 percent capacity and has 1,869 beds.
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