Overview
- The handwritten note, dated June 3 and posted to X on October 28, recounts downloading Taylor Swift and Charli XCX on an MDC Brooklyn tablet and says a fellow inmate replaced his playlist, prompting a switch to Lil Durk.
- TMZ reported it verified the letter, but the X user who shared it said they never communicated with TMZ, leaving the document’s authentication in question.
- Reporting notes MDC Brooklyn inmates can buy internet‑free tablets through commissary, and a federal judge previously allowed Mangione limited laptop access for legal preparation.
- Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges tied to the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with one federal charge carrying potential death‑penalty exposure.
- A New York judge in September dismissed state terrorism counts as legally insufficient, supporters have raised more than $1.3 million for his defense, and his lawyer says he has been a model prisoner who helps orient new inmates.