Michael Cohen's life behind bars - CNN: [View all]

[Stuart G]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/politics/michael-cohen-jail-otisville/index.html

CNN) — Michael Cohen was nervous about his new life behind bars. President Donald Trump's former fixer turned star government witness was worried that inmates who supported Trump might bring trouble when he arrived at the Otisville Federal Correctional Institution last month.

Instead, his notoriety has turned him into a celebrity of the cell block. A decade working for the real estate mogul-turned-politician and the scandalous hush money payments made to a former adult film star have become his currency in the new world Cohen has entered, five people familiar with Cohen's experience told CNN.

"I have spoken with him several times over the phone and plan to visit him within the next two weeks," Davis said. "He is in relatively good spirits considering the circumstances. He is the one cheering me up when I talk to him, asking how I'm doing, not the other way around. That's classic Michael Cohen."

He's also getting involved with various programs, including one involving construction, to take advantage of different ways he could gain credit for early release, according to the friend of Cohen's. Cohen is due to be released in December 2021, a year after the next presidential election.

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