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Samsung heir's new office is in prison housing a serial killer

Samsung's Jay Y Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires

Samsung Group's Jay Y Lee (centre) is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman's noose (Photo: Reuters)
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Samsung Group’s Jay Y Lee (centre) is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman’s noose (Photo: Reuters)

Sam Kim | Bloomberg
While being questioned for allegedly bribing South Korea’s president, Samsung Group’s Jay Y Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman’s noose. That doesn’t mean he’s given up being the boss.

Lee doesn’t have a phone or computer and technically is confined to his cell almost all day, yet he’s allowed to meet with lawyers in a separate room for as long as he’d like. He could use the attorneys to communicate with lieutenants at the conglomerate and stay involved in the decision-making, said Kwon Young-june, a professor who researches corporate