Harvey Weinstein was transferred to Rikers Island on Monday night after reports that he received excellent care while being treated at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, officials said.
The fallen movie mogul, whose sex crimes conviction was vacated last month, is in the hospital’s intensive care unit on a separate floor from other detainees, with access to a telephone, private bathroom, television, etc. special facilities were provided. According to The City.
Monday’s report “launched” the city’s corrections and said, “Within an hour or two of it going to print, they will be considering how to move him and when to move him expeditiously.” ” said a source close to the disgraced film executive.
While in a Big Apple hospital, Weinstein was able to watch CNN and other television programs, as well as maintain close contact with his criminal defense attorney, Arthur Aidala, by phone and in person, the paper said. reported.
The “Pulp Fiction” producer was transferred to a public hospital just hours after being transferred from a New York prison to Rikers on April 27 after his conviction was reversed.
The report said the action was taken after Mr. Weinstein complained of chest pains and was eventually diagnosed with pneumonia, but his lawyers said Mr. Weinstein had a number of other health problems. He said he had been having problems.
“He’s a sick man,” Weinstein’s lawyer Donna Rotunno told the outlet. “Harvey has multiple health issues and he has never received the level of care he received prior to his detention.”
Weinstein’s prison consultant, Craig Rosfeld, confirmed that the disgraced Weinstein producer was brought back to Rikers Island following a decision by New York City Health and Hospitals (NYC H+H) medical staff.
Rosfeld said there was no update on Weinstein’s health, but that his condition is being closely monitored and that appropriate measures have been taken by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Correctional Health Services, and New York City Health and Hospitals. He said he was confident he was receiving treatment.
But sources say Weinstein, 72, is “actually not doing well. He has serious medical issues. The care is much better at Bellevue than at Rikers.” .”
“He’s a detainee, but he should be treated as if he’s not on trial here, and the authorities are treating him like a serious criminal,” the source said. added that they were dissatisfied with the transfer.
On April 25, the New York Court of Appeals threw out Mr. Weinstein’s rape and sex crimes conviction and 23-year prison sentence, citing a series of malicious comments made by the trial judge during the trial. The judge found that the manager was deprived of the opportunity to receive fair punishment.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it plans to retry Mr. Weinstein, potentially as early as the fall.
Mr. Weinstein is ineligible for bail as he was separately sentenced to 16 years in prison in Los Angeles in 2023 for raping an Italian model 10 years ago.
