Steve Bannon won't be spending his prison term in a 'Club Fed' as he had hoped, sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 4:59 PM EDT, Mon June 17, 2024


CNN — When former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon goes to prison, he won’t be serving time at what’s known as a “Club Fed,” the most comfortable type of facility in the federal system, as he had wanted, according to people familiar with the arrangements.

Instead of a minimal-security prison camp, where many nonviolent offenders serve their time, Bannon – now a right-wing podcaster with a following of loyal Trump supporters – is set to report next month to the low-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, one of the sources told CNN.

A federal judge ruled recently that Bannon must turn himself in by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress even as he appeals the case. His attorneys initially thought he may be able to do his time at a camp, the sources said.

But Bannon isn’t eligible for the lowest-level prison setup because he still has a pending criminal case against him in New York, where he is fighting the charges and set to go to trial in September. That case accuses him of defrauding donors in a fundraising effort branded the “We Build the Wall” campaign for a border wall between the US and Mexico.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/17/politics/steve-bannon-danbury-prison-contempt-of-congress/index.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. GOOD. I hope he rots. nt

[iluvtennis]

19. Ditto. n/t

[Trueblue1968]

38. I hope he is perm removed from earth. Gone to meet his maker. Buh bye Bannon !!!!!

[calimary]

62. Either of those would work for me.

But YOUR idea, TrueBlue, would be the better one. That option would disable him from screwing over anybody else, EVER again.

[Blue Owl]

2. A scroungy bum like him deserves a filthy, unclean, dank cell with no windows

And lots of roaches

[Aristus]

6. Hell, he'd probably like that.

The roaches, actually compulsively clean insects, might not like their proximity to him that much...

[Wednesdays]

43. "...roaches, actually compulsively clean insects..."

That's why boric acid is an effective roach killer. They get it on themselves while crawling through it, and then ingest the boric acid when cleaning themselves off.

(A little off-topic, I know. Back on-topic.)

[Dave Bowman]

7. "And lots of roaches"

It sounds like a description of Mar-A-Lardo.

[Ocelot II]

26. Judging from his usual appearance, that's probably the way he lives now

so he'd be likely to feel right at home.

[kimbutgar]

31. I wonder if he has a woman in his life or is he so odious that no woman wants to be with him?

Obviously mommy didn’t give him the love he needed. Much Like his convicted felon MAGA god!

[Bumbles]

34. From Wikipedia -

"Bannon was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery, and dissuading a witness in early January 1996 after his then-wife, Mary Piccard, accused Bannon of domestic abuse. The Santa Monica Police Department crime report states that after Piccard called 911, an officer arrived at their home and observed red marks on Piccard's wrist and neck.[284][285] The charges were later dropped when Piccard did not appear in court.[286] In her divorce filing, Piccard stated her absence was due to threats made against her by Bannon and his lawyer: Bannon, she said, told her, "if I went to court, he and his attorney would make sure that I would be the one who was guilty." She said that Bannon's lawyer also threatened her, telling her that if Mr. Bannon went to jail, she "would have no money and no way to support the children". Bannon's lawyer denied pressuring Piccard not to testify.["

[kimbutgar]

40. Why am I not surprised

Mama didn’t love her boy Stevie!

[Captain Zero]

42. he probably has a rent wench

all the money he didn't spend on 'the wall'.

[Joinfortmill]

66. Last I knew he once had a wife he beat. She left him

[ProudMNDemocrat]

54. Or with a roommate who will want favors because of who he is and who he knows.

A tit for tat situation. See how long he lasts.

Freedom isn't FREE, Stevie B!

[Major Nikon]

55. The prison they are talking about sending him to doesn't even have cells

Just a large room with barracks style bunking facilities so he can hang out with his fellow felons. In all likelihood he won't get the benefit of a cell.

[rpannier]

82. My attitude is, they should drop him in a pit and throw him dinner scraps

He's going to claim that's what they did anyway. Might as well make it so he is telling the truth

[democratsruletheday]

60. amen to that Blue Owl...

what a dirt bag Bannon is. Bottom of the barrel....'only the best'

[underpants]

3. Honest I hope it has good AC, for everyone's sake 🥺

More from the article


The prison in Connecticut where Bannon will live houses a large number of white-collar criminals, but it also may house violent and sex offenders in its men’s population.

It doesn’t have cells, and instead houses its inmates in open pods. Yet it does have a noticeable barrier — referred to colloquially as “the wall” — between the prison facility and the outside world, which prison camps don’t have.

More than 1,000 male prisoners are in the Danbury facility. Its much smaller adjacent prison camp for women was immortalized in a former prisoner’s memoir that inspired the TV show “Orange is the New Black.”



Rikers Island possibility
Bannon could still potentially face rougher prison environments. He may need to be held in a facility in New York City, such as the infamous Rikers Island jail, during his state trial proceedings if it takes place while he is still serving his federal sentence, one of the sources said.

[FakeNoose]

41. Rikers sounds scary - much worse than Danbury

I hope they're saving a cell for Chump at Rikers.

[Grins]

71. Rikers is not a federal prison.

So he won’t be sent there.

[underpants]

72. For a state charge?

I don’t know. Is there a regular process for this?

I’d have to imagine moving it from Rikers has to be easier than moving it from Connecticut. Either way (to paraphrase) they don’t have to be too gentle putting him in the car.

[multigraincracker]

4. County or City jail would be fine.

Get a real taste of jail.

[ck4829]

5. He was hoping to benefit from a 'better' tier of a two tier justice system

[FakeNoose]

69. Yes he could have done that

If he hadn't delayed-delayed-delayed, this would already be over more than a year ago.

He got terrible advice from his lawyers. Or ... maybe they gave him good advice and just like Chump, he refused to listen. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Do we feel sorry for his ass? Oh hell no!

[11 Bravo]

8. Riker's Island, baby!

[Botany]

9. Here is to hoping that when Bannon gets out his next trial for scamming people into thinking that ...

…. were paying for the wall as Bannon was floating on a yacht owned by some Chinese
Crook kicks off. The man was a big part of the 2016 election theft using techniques
that Russia honed in getting the U.K. out of Brexit election. Cambridge Analytica, Facebook,
and other rat fuckery were out and about in 2016 and boy did Bannon use that stuff.

[erronis]

10. At least no one is going to be yelling "That's mine!"

Whether or not bannon is a real shit-bag and laden with pathogens, he is probably no better looking than the mattress.

[captain queeg]

11. He won't get alcohol wherever he goes. I don't know how bad he is but that'll cause suffering.

He’s definitely an alcoholic. Likely to have withdrawals. Just looking at him I think they could be severe.

[lastlib]

12. Good.

The only thing that bothers me about him having "the shakes" is what he would "shake off"........ It could be never-before-seen species of insect life........

Otherwise, I would relish his descent into detox-hell.

[JoseBalow]

18. Easy to get drugs and alcohol

especially at a Low

[Upthevibe]

24. captain queeg..........

You're right! He'll be in detox Hell as well as prison.

I want to see pictures of him in prison attire (a.k.a. orange jumpsuit)...

[captain queeg]

27. Yep me too. When he's really looking like shit...more than usual.

He really looks like a skid row bum at the best of times.

[Omnipresent]

52. Let him drink "toilet wine".

[captain queeg]

56. I forgot about that. He probably will.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

13. Detoxing will be hell

spent in the infirmary, but it will probably be deadly for him and he'll be transferred to a local hospital ICU

[riversedge]

14. ha ha. Bannon's lawyers say if jailed this summer, he couldn't be a meaningful advisor......

........... Bannon’s lawyers have written to the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals that his imprisonment shouldn’t happen this summer, as the trial-level judge has ordered, because he would be behind bars “for the four-month period leading up to the November election, when millions of Americans look to him for information on important campaign issues,” according to a recent filing for Bannon.

“This would also effectively bar Mr. Bannon from serving as a meaningful advisor in the ongoing national campaign,” Bannon’s lawyers wrote.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to comment, saying it could not release specific information on prisoners until after they’re in custody, for security and privacy reasons.

....................

[SomedayKindaLove]

17. C'mon Steve

Getting inmates to register to vote is meaningful.

[PortTack]

61. Yea stevie...register all the felons!

[captain queeg]

21. "... a meaningful advisor for a coup?" That would be a shame.

[COL Mustard]

28. Hey Steve....

Don't crime. Then you don't have to worry!

[Deminpenn]

49. Had he not insisted on fighting the charge, he'd be done

serving his sentence by now.

Read the book "Orange is the New Black" and even in Danbury, there are rules and restrictions. It's not Rikers or Angola, but it's not a walk in the park either.

[riversedge]

15. I pity the inmates who will have to share a pod with him...........

............The prison in Connecticut where Bannon will live houses a large number of white-collar criminals, but it also may house violent and sex offenders in its men’s population.

It doesn’t have cells, and instead houses its inmates in open pods. Yet it does have a noticeable barrier — referred to colloquially as “the wall” — between the prison facility and the outside world, which prison camps don’t have.

More than 1,000 male prisoners are in the Danbury facility. Its much smaller adjacent prison camp for women was immortalized in a former prisoner’s memoir that inspired the TV show “Orange is the New Black.” ......

[JoseBalow]

22. It's like a dorm of cinder block cubicles with 1 bunk bed per "cell"

[durablend]

16. If they force him to shower it might kill him

Oh well, too bad, so sad

[cannabis_flower]

30. He's like Dirty D.

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[rpannier]

39. The Wicked Wizard of the West

At the very least... make him shave

[bluescribbler]

20. I'm thinking of a Fats Domino song

[czarjak]

47. Was that Mannix?

[Joinfortmill]

67. Rofl. Good one!

[ShazzieB]

23. I vote we throw a party here at DU on 7/1!

[Seinan Sensei]

25. Having to be his Cellmate

or having to be in the same Pod with him
technically constitutes cruel and unusual punishment

[Dulcinea]

29. Will he get a decontamination shower? A flea dip?

I'm sure inmates are only allowed to wear one shirt at a time.

He looks like an old drunk who sleeps in a dumpster, so prison may actually be a step up.

[sprinkleeninow]

32. Oh, great. Not! My birthstate will need cleansing, fumigation, anti-demon prayers. nt

[Martin68]

33. Couldn't happen to a nicer criminal.

[Liberty Belle]

35. May he share a cell with a burly,ill-tempered cellmate,

perhaps a Latino weight-lifter who doesn't appreciate Bannon's racism and trying to build a wall to keep migrants out, or a Neanderthal-like Magat who doesn't like him bilking fellow Trump voters out of their money on Bannon's donation scam to build a wall that never happened.

Karma catches up to the creep!

[badhair77]

36. Good things do happen.

I hope it’s a long four months for him.

I can only imagine that mouth going nonstop. Maybe a kindly fellow-resident will help him with that.

[rpannier]

37. Don't do the crime, Steve

[orangecrush]

44. Pissing your pants, Bannon?

You should be.

[Goldenlight]

45. Piece of advice

A piece of advice for ya ol stevie.... don't drop the soap in the shower. If you do don't bend over to pick it up

[SoFlaBro]

48. Prison rape suggestions and jokes aren't funny at all. Welcome to DU.

[marble falls]

53. Danbury is not a particularly nice place to go. But it will tune him up for his next sentence: his fraud trial in ...

... December. He really hits the big time with this.

[SoFlaBro]

63. Plenty of inmates have been beaten up and worse at low level prisons. They will tune his whole shit up.

[Abolishinist]

74. Sometimes a joke is just a joke.

And why are you welcoming someone to DU who has been here a year longer than you?

[SoFlaBro]

75. Because that's how I roll. Where is the joke in rape?

[marble falls]

51. Rape is no joke. Rape is not a part of justice, Convicts are not part of the process. Consider editing your post.

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[SoFlaBro]

64. Thank you! I don't know why suggesting shit like being raped in prison is treated so fucking casually.

[marble falls]

70. I haven't seen one of these in a while, they used to be more common. Thankyou for getting the first word in!

[AdamGG]

46. Let him hang out in genpop with the Aryan Nation

That's where he belongs.

[The Wizard]

50. Better suited to serve time in a Siberian salt mine.(NT)

[surfered]

57. Why isn't Jordan going with him?

[surfered]

58. And Scott Perry

[Bluethroughu]

59. Look at him. It won't be easy for him.

[Joinfortmill]

65. Good. Wouldnt take much for him to

quickly succomb to the conditions, he's in such grotesque shape.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

68. Bannon is not eligible for a minimum security 'Club Fed' type of prison camp

Link to tweet

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has determined Steve Bannon is not eligible for a minimum security ‘Club Fed’ type of prison camp and instead will be sent to a medium security prison when he reports by July 1. Bannon has pending felony charges that precludes him from serving his sentence in a prison camp. Bannon deserves all that he has coming to him housed with other violent criminals.

[oasis]

76. It's a pity the itty bitty clone of G.Gordon

Liddy gets a lock up twice as shitty.

[Arne]

77. Sing Sing is not far away.

Also Dutchess County is not far away.

[brush]

78. Scruffy boy Bannon is so screwed. I forgot about the "bill a wall" scam that he stole thousands from.

After he gets out from his contempt of Congress conviction, he better hope he' not going to have to deal with NY AG Tish James because she doesn't play. And neither does Manhattan DA Bragg. They've got recent victories and convictions over Bannon's hero, the orange turd trump.

Bannon is big trouble, I'd say.

[BumRushDaShow]

79. His original pardon was from federal charges for "We Build the Wall"

(which didn't get to the point of trial for him before the pardon)

But this time NY is getting him and his NY trial judge will be? Juan Merchan!!!

[brush]

80. Oh, baby! Judge Merchan gets a second bite out of the apple?

Woohoo!

[BumRushDaShow]

81. LOL

He was originally scheduled to handle that trial on May 28 but had to move it to September because he was "tied up" with someone else (whose trial had originally been delayed from March 25)!