MADOFF—WHY NOT IN RIKER’S ISLAND?

by Andrew Tobias

Huh?  He admits to a $50 billion Ponzi scheme that, among other things, is forcing charities to close their doors and leave poor children bereft . . . and he's confined to his home at night and the greater New York area by day?  I don't mean to be a hard-ass, but he should be held in Riker's Island while the legal process unfolds.  Bail: $50 billion.  Seriously.

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