squalid

It is considered “one of the most dangerous prisons in the Western Hemisphere” with “some of the most inhumane and squalid conditions known in any carceral system.”

The state’s regional jails have come under scrutiny for squalid conditions, excessive use of force and record numbers of deaths.

The truth is, however, that the squalid nature of this transaction was always self-evident.

His memoir, published in 2009, recalled growing up in often squalid conditions as his father sought to evade international intelligence agencies.

The facility, which has housed inmates including R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, has a history of violence and squalid conditions.