Two types of inmates end up in protective custody: those who have grown tired of getting the crap kicked out of them in the general population, and the relatively famous.* Plaxico Burress certainly qualifies as the latter, although it may have been just a matter of time on the former. In any event, Plax, who spent his first night as a convict at Rikers Island, was later moved to the medium-security Ulster Correctional Facility in Napanoch, N.Y. And now he's on the move again, this time to his permanent home for the remainder of his sentence: the Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, NY.
Via TMZ:
We're told Plaxico -- who was sentenced to two years in prison last week -- will be separated from the general population and staying in the long-term protective custody unit.If nothing else, this should allow Plax plenty of time for introspection. And who knows, maybe he'll start a blog.
We're told there are only 18 inmates currently staying in Plax's section of the prison -- which can hold up to 43 at a time.
* I can speak with authority on the subject because I saw it on the National Geographic channel.
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10-01-2009 @ 12:47PM
joseph evelina said...
Obviously he really doesn't belong in jail But NY's ego bigger than ability to do the right thing
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10-01-2009 @ 5:17PM
BRinaldi2 said...
Plax does jail time for shooting himself in the leg. Another player gets suspended for a year with 20 days of jail time for killing someone while drunk. Watta f'ed up system!
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10-02-2009 @ 12:54AM
Law office said...
the author of this article has no idea about how prisons work or about protective custody. there are numerous reasons why inmates go to protective custody. i was a officer on rikers island for more than 10 years and i graduated john jay college and law school he is misinformed
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10-02-2009 @ 9:46AM
Wish Belkin said...
What a sinful waste.
They'll probably kick a few rapists loose early to make room for him.
I feel safer already.
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