Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said after his release that the prison system is “creating monsters.” from jail last week,
“We’re creating an environment of failure, so people make bad choices to survive and then they’re thrown in jail and treated inhumanely,” Santos said at Meghan McCain’s event on Monday. podcast “Citizen McCain.”
“They don’t have a voice like I do. They don’t have a support system like I do. So, I want to be that support system,” he said. “I think we need to revisit how we incarcerate people in this country, how we incarcerate people. If we don’t put people in prison to reform them and integrate them back into communities, we are creating monsters.”
Santos was released from jail on Friday after President Trump’s announcement transformed Punishment of former assembly member. Santos reported summer prison To begin his 87-month tenure.
“George has been in solitary confinement for a long time and has been treated very poorly,” Trump said. Written on Truth Social Last week.
“Good luck George, have a great life!” The president said after the revelation that Santos would be released from prison “immediately”.
Santos initially faced a seven-year prison sentence pleading guilty For wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. it was expelled Congress in late 2023 after it was revealed that he had falsified parts of his resume as well as campaign finance reports.
“Okay, darlings…the curtain falls, the spotlights dim, and the rhinestones pack up. What a journey it’s been from the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news!” Santos Said In a post on social media before reporting to jail.
