SBF still adheres to a vegetarian diet in prison, and inmates wrote to the judge asking for leniency.

Carmine Simpson, a former NYPD officer who was imprisoned with SBF, wrote a letter to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan asking for leniency on behalf of SBF. Kaplan, who will sentence SBF on March 28, was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy last November. It is reported that SBF still adheres to a vegetarian diet in prison, but the dietary conditions are very poor. "Even though 12 out of every 14 meals Sam (SBF) eats every week consists of undercooked rice, a spoonful of disgusting-looking beans and week-old lettuce," Simpson wrote in the letter. He has always kept his promise not to abuse animals." Simpson said he was initially skeptical of SBF's motives but changed his mind after spending time with him. He wrote: “When he (SBF) first told me that the main reason he worked so hard to become a successful and wealthy man was to donate all his money to noble causes and people in need, I was frankly "I thought he was lying to me. But I quickly came to the conclusion that Sam is the most selfless person I have ever had the pleasure to meet. The world would be a much better place if Sam Bankman-Fried was released from prison." Simpson added that the judge is not expected to take his letter seriously because he himself faces criminal charges. (Business Insider)