I would love to ask why they didnt have laptops without WiFi/BT in them in the first place.

This isnt exactly a jail in west bumblefuck. They have laptops for this purpose.

The point of brining up Diddy is was that he got a restricted laptop in MDC and Luigi is in MDC.

MDC should have this figured out. This smells like stalling.

Edit: also worth noting, most prisons have laptop and tablet platforms that are specifically for prisoners. The devices, the network, etc. It’s all an out of the box solution handled by a vendor, and it’s locked down from the jump. This should be like McDonald’s serving another hamburger. It’s a request for something that has been dumbed down and automated.

The feds have some facilities that are oriented around pretrial detention. MDC in Manhattan is one of them.

Jails are at the county/parish level. Prisons are either state or federal. He's being held in a federal facility.

Yeah that has nothing to do with how long it actually takes to get the laptop and do the laptop. That is called a purchasing issue which this type of place doesn't have those same types of issues.

That thing looks sick as fuck.

I had wondered about that but didn't think too much about it since the article didn't mention it. That would account for things if it were the case.

Yes, the judge ordering it turns it into a due possession violation. Not providing it damages the ability to raise a defense.