Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein continues to be held behind bars, but his team claims the conditions are concerning.

The Hollywood mogul is jailed at Rikers Island which holds a reputation as a particularly tough New York prison. Weinstein filed a claim with the Office of the NYC Comptroller, obtained by The Mirror, alleging "unsanitary" conditions, specifically with concern to Weinstein's ongoing health issues.

In a statement to The Mirror, Weinstein's attorney, Imran H. Ansari, described the alleged conditions from his own experience. He said: "When I last visited him, I found him with blood spatter on his prison garb, possibly from IV’s, clothes that had not been washed for weeks, and he had not even been provided clean underwear – hardly sanitary conditions for someone with severe medical conditions and susceptibility to illness. I questioned whether I was in a prison facility that is supposed to be managed in accordance with our constitution, or a gulag where the prisoners are treated like animals."

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He further called the conditions "deplorable," noting that "the system has failed him in providing him the most basic medical care." After all, Weinstein received a chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosis in Oct. 2024 after much speculation about his health status. As a result, his lawyer insists that "he needs the intensive medical treatment that one would be afforded in any civilized society – prisoner or not. Rather than receiving the medical care he needs, he remains without critical medication, adequate treatment by competent physicians for complex and serious medical conditions, and is deprived of even the most elemental humane treatment."

Weinstein is suing the City of New York, including the Department of Correction, seeking "monetary damages arising from negligence, carelessness, recklessness, gross negligence, medical malpractice," and more. He requested $5 million for "physical and psychological damages."

Ansari further alleged that, in addition to medical negligence, that Rikers Island was violating Weinstein's Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment. He noted: "The disregard to Mr. Weinstein’s medical needs is an example as to why Rikers Island has been under the intense scrutiny by officials and the public, and is the subject of federal oversight. But, we don’t live in a country where a prisoner such as Mr. Weinstein must endure such harsh and draconian treatment, and disregard to his medical needs, without recourse under the law.

"As such, to ensure that his constitutional rights are protected, and those responsible for medical negligence and other violations of the law are held accountable, Mr. Weinstein is suing the City of New York and the agencies responsible for his mistreatment. We intended to aggressively fight for his rights, and therein, uphold the integrity of our justice system and the values embodied in our constitution ”

The Mirror contacted the City of New York for comment.