Last Friday, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger of the Boston Bombing suspects, was released from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he was treated for the wounds sustained during his capture process a week before. He was, then, transferred to Devens Federal Medical Center, which is 40 miles from where the tragic bombing took place.
Devens spokesperson John Collauti said that the facility is "fully capable of handling him and it’s not that much of an inconvenience because it’s more or less business as usual." He furthered by saying that the 19-year-old Tsarnaev is being detained in a single cell area of Devens. The small cell contains a sink, toilet, and bed. Each room is secured by a steel door with an observation window and a food slot. He also mentioned that medical providers make regular rounds to make sure Tsarnaev is in good condition.
Further statements from officials of the detention center states that Tsarnaev is having higher privileges than other prisoners in the facility, as he is allowed to read books and other written materials. Other detainees are not allowed to watch television nor listen to the radio.
Some cells in the facility have video cameras, but it was never revealed whether Tsarnaev's cell has one. Collauti refuses to discuss other information regarding Tsarnaev but assures everyone that they are keeping a close eye on him.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan were believed by authorities to have left homemade bombs by the finish line of the Boston Marathon last April 15. The makeshift bombs were made from pressure cookers and shrapnel. Three people died from the explosion while around 180 were injured.
Friday after the bombing, Tamerlan was killed during the manhunt while Dzhokhar was later found hiding in a Boston neighborhood. While recovering in the hospital after his arrest, Dzhokhar told investigators that he and his brother learned how to make bombs through the Internet and that they acted alone.
Tsarnaev's next court appearance was scheduled by the magistrate to take place on May 30. Only then will he leave the confines of the Devens facility.
Devens Federal Medical Center is known to house around a thousand male offenders. The facility contains criminals of various classifications—from white-collar felons to sex offenders and mobsters. Raj Rajaratnam, co-founder of Galleon Group LLC, is also detained in the facility. In 2011, he was convicted by a Manhattan jury for the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme that ever happened in the United States.
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