People also seem to forget that the secret service protection is granted by Congress as a privilege. It’s not a right.
Congress can (theoretically…) amend any laws governing protection to not extend to those imprisoned.
I’d also wager that the secret service can assess what protection looks like. If they feel they can meet their obligations leveraging existing prison protocols, seems to be solvable (select only specific guards, certain cell blocks, etc).
I don’t think this is the logistical nightmare people make it out to be.
Why would the Secret Service need to do anything if he’s in a supermax with 23h isolation (for his own safety, of course)?
Yeah it seems like a pretty easy gig: make sure no one hurts this guy who’s in an 8 by 8 cell by himself.
Isn’t that how Epstein died?
Would you complain?
People also seem to forget that the secret service protection is granted by Congress as a privilege. It’s not a right.
Congress can (theoretically…) amend any laws governing protection to not extend to those imprisoned.
I’d also wager that the secret service can assess what protection looks like. If they feel they can meet their obligations leveraging existing prison protocols, seems to be solvable (select only specific guards, certain cell blocks, etc).
I don’t think this is the logistical nightmare people make it out to be.