Harvey Weinstein Transferred to Mohawk Correctional Facility

Disgraced Hollywood executive and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is reportedly serving his time at Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York.

The 71-year-old Weinstein was found guilty in New York City back in 2020 of raping and sexually assaulting two women. He was previously serving part of his 23-year prison term at Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York (Erie County).

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The transfer occurred after New York state "reviewed his treatment and program needs," according to a local news outlet.

In addition to his conviction in New York, Weinstein was found guilty of similar charges in California. He received a 16-year term for offenses committed in that state.

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Weinstein previously co-ran the successful Hollywood film studio The Weinstein Company from 2005 to 2018 with his brother Bob Weinstein. The company was known for backing several Academy Award-winning projects like The King's Speech and The Artist, and also had a longtime working relationship with Quentin Tarantino.

Harvey's shady behavior with women was somewhat of an open secret in Hollywood until Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story of his proclivities in The New York Times back in 2018.

Harvey Weinstein isn't the only famous person to do time in a Central New York prison system. Take a scroll through the gallery below for some other high-profile criminals:

9 Famous People to Do Time in Central New York Prisons

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These 7 Prisons Are The Most Violent In New York State

New York released a report with the most recent number of violent assaults on inmates in state prisons. There were 134 inmate deaths noted in the report, although it doesn't break down the prisons where each death occurred or who caused them. Here's a look at some of the general violent incidents reported for 2020, which is the most recent data reported by the state. Compared to 10 years ago, inmate assaults have almost doubled. In 2011 there were 666 and in 2020 there were 1,205 reported. These numbers do not include inmate assaults on staff members. Overall, the number of unusual incidents includes things like assaults, deaths, accidents, sexual misconduct, and disruptive behavior. According to the state,

"The number of unusual incidents has increased 132% from 5,980 in 2011 to 13,870 in 2020. These higher incident numbers were largely due to increases in assaults on incarcerated individuals (+81%), assaults on staff (+86%), contraband (+130%), disruptive behavior (+372%), and staff use of weapons (+1,035%)."

In 2020, 1,836 weapons used to cut or stab, including ice picks, razor blades, can lids and shanks were discovered in state prisons around New York.