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Last week, reputed Bonanno crime family boss Vincent Basciano - aka "Vinny Gorgeous" - was upset about not having a proper dress shirt to wear during his racketeering trial, only for the judge to step in and lend him a shirt and tie. This week, Basciano is complaining to Brooklyn federal judge Nicholas Garaufis about how prison life is cramping his style.
According to Newsday, the court released Basciano's two-page letter that details his issues with federal jail.
"Your honor, I apologize for writing you, but I'm completely exasperated...Note: Basciano has been in solitary confinement (Gangland News explains he's "housed under special administrative measures (SAMs) usually reserved for terrorists") because of a list of names, including Judge Garaufis's, was found in his cell, leading prosecutors to suspect it was a hit list. Basciano says the list was actually just a Santeria good luck ritual."I haven't received any of my [periodical] subscriptions in almost a year. I have to see my family members, those who are 18 and over, one at a time. Which makes my visits short and I'm only allowed one 15-minute phone call per month...
"I know the government wants me to suffer. I'll handle that, Judge. But by me having my suits, getting my lawyers' cell phone numbers approved, and having my haircuts every two weeks isn't going to make me feel like I'm in Disney World!"
Basciano is being retried for the murder of Frank Santoro in the Bronx.
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I'm surprised he didn't add "In the cafeteria I ordered spaghetti with marinara sauce and I got egg noodles with ketchup."
we should do something about this cruel & unusual punishment.
wait, what?
Arugula. I haven't had arugula in six weeks.
Fuck this pissy bitch. The running of prisons should be left to the Army, Ft. Leavenworth's prison (not the "club-fed" Leavenworth Federal Pen) is a great example of how convicts should be treated. Up at 0600 for 1 hour of PT, 0700-0730: chow and showers, 0730-1800: out in the quarry turning big rocks into little rocks and little rocks into gravel, 1800-1830: shower and chow, 1830-1900: personal time, 1900: lights out, get ready to start again in the morning. We coddle these monsters in civilian jails and then wonder why the recidivism rate is so high. It should not be a badge of honor to have served time, it should be brutal, harsh, and barely survivable, so that one never wants to return.
What's arugula?
It's a veg-e-ta-ble?
weren't there some posters who sided with this thug?
this killer and murderer.
6: There are posters lurking who probably believe that Gotti was innocent. I know one girl from Bensonhurst that things Joe Pistone (Donny Brasco) should have been killed for infiltrating the mob.
Its funny how these things work in the neighborhood.