Overview
- Mangione wrote that he downloaded Taylor Swift and Charli XCX to his jail tablet, then said an inmate named “King” replaced his playlist and steered him to Lil Durk.
- The handwritten and typed letter, dated June 3, was shared by a supporter who provided images and a stamped envelope to People, while TMZ reported it verified the note.
- Federal detention rules allow MDC Brooklyn inmates to buy tablets or MP3 players and purchase songs through facility systems such as TRULINCS.
- Mangione remains held at MDC Brooklyn on state and federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, including a federal count that carries possible death‑penalty exposure.
- A New York judge dismissed state terrorism counts in September as legally insufficient, and Mangione’s next state court pretrial hearing is set for Dec. 1.