Luigi Mangione is reportedly ‘well-liked’ among his inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
His attorney shared this information
Mangione’s attorney Arthur Aidala told People magazine in a conversation published on Tuesday, October 28 that he is ‘a model prisoner’.
The 27-year-old is currently awaiting both state and federal trials on charges related to the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
He’s reportedly helping other inmates
According to the attorney, Mangione has been helping out other inmates during their initial arrival at the facility.
“He actually has been extremely nice to brand new people who go in there,” Aidala said.
He’s being referred to as an ‘ambassador’
Mangione’s efforts in helping newly arrived inmates has resulted in him being referred to as an ‘ambassador’ for the facility, says Aidala.
“When people get there and they don’t know what the heck is going on,” the attorney explained.
Aidala explained what Mangione tends to do
“He is kind of the one who welcomes them and and does his best to allay their fears, and you know, kind of shows them the ropes of what life in the Metropolitan Detention Center is like, and what to do — and sometimes, more importantly, what not to do,” Aidala continued of Mangione.
People tend to need a helping hand
The attorney explained that there’s a ‘fear of the unknown’ when a person ends up in one of these facilities.
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Aidala added that it can even be difficult to figure out things like ‘how to use the bathroom, how to get food and go to the commissary, or even get a toothbrush or use the phone.’
Mangione is ‘well liked’ among his inmates
Aidala, who has had a number of clients serve time at the MDC, says that Mangione is ‘very, very well liked’ among his fellow inmates as well as the staff.
“He gets very high marks from people in and around the jail system,” Aidala said, adding that Mangione has been exhibiting exemplary behavior while in custody.
He doesn’t break the rules
“My understanding is that he is a rule follower, unlike a lot of folks in there. A lot of folks in there, you know, they figure out a way to get in contraband, whether that be drugs or unauthorized cell phones, and things like that,” Aidala said.
“But my understanding is that he’s not like that and he hasn’t been written up for any violations of any sort.”
Mangione was arrested in December
The Ivy League graduate was arrested on December 9 at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania five days after the murder of Brian Thompson.
He was later charged with four federal crimes by prosecutors for the Southern District of New York. He is currently awaiting state and federal trials.
