| Olszewski Fled
Bronx Halfway House Now
Wants Out of MCC Amid
Coronavirus
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 1 – Shawn Olszewski sought
compassionate release from the
Metropolitan Correctional
Center on May 1 citing
COVID-19 and his thyroid,
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge William H. Pauley
III. Inner City Press covered
it.
The
defense lawyer says she'd
heard that MCC "just some new
tests."
Judge Pauley asked, Why is
your client particularly at
risk, more than others, from
COVID-19?
The
defense lawyer replied, If his
thyroid medicines not
functioning. And some healthy
people suffer bad bouts and
die... All 26 people in his
unit share a single toilet, a
single urinal and a single
sink. The temperature checks
have stopped. Staff work 12
hours shifts because others
are out sick. I could not
visit him.
Judge Pauley asked, You can
avail yourself of video or
audio calls by signing up,
no?
The
defense lawyer said, I heard
today they are finally making
video calls available.
Judge Pauley asked, Has the
Warden responded to your
compassionate release
response?
The
defense lawyer answered, No,
not that I'm aware of.
Assistant US Attorney
Sidhardha Kamaraju said, The
defendant does not have any
unique medical situation with
respect to COVID-19. The
statute requires extraordinary
and compelling reasons. The
MCC has begun to implement
procedures.
AUSA
Kamarathu zeroed in on the
defendant and applicant: He's
back in MCC because he fled
from the residential re-entry
center. The motion should be
denied.
Judge Pauley asked, Hasn't he
served 46 of 48 months? So why
is his release date in March
2021?
A
second AUSA, Justin Rodriguez,
answered: I'm not sure he's
served 46 months.
The
defense lawyer said, Because
he fled, he lost credit for
the RDAP program.
Judge Pauley
continued, Didn't he pick up
another charge in
Ilinois? The
defense lawyer acknowledged,
Yes, that did happen. He's
made strides... We have a
facility 50% over capacity. We
need to decarcerate.
Judge Pauley said, I'm going
to have to think about this.
I'm reserving decision. I'm
asking the government to
ensure blood testing for his
thyroid condition, if BOP
deems appropriate, and to
report on Tuesday.
The case is US v.
Olszewski, 15-cr-364
(Pauley).
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