James PaTTERSON Some wait a year before making their way to the courthouse, their date with the public defender, and an appearance before the judge. Some get out much sooner, if only they can make bail. if But there’s no bail without money— or at least collateral—and, ‘ of course, being without money is often what lands people in jail : in the first place. i Jeffrey Epstein could have posted bail for every single inmate ; f in the Gun Club. : But that’s just one of the ways in which Epstein is unlike his q fellow inmates. He’s an admitted pedophile now. Evena famousone. J And, famously, pedophiles tend to fare poorly in jail. : a Luckily for Epstein, Ric Bradshaw, the sheriff in charge of . 3 - : D , local jails, transfers Epstein to the infirmary, where he spends 7 Sheriff Ric Bra dshaw: June exactly one night before being transferred seven miles up the 9 road to a much smaller, safer location: the Palm Beach County Central Detention Center — or, as it's known, the Stockade. i ‘g a5. ; “Tr. h d al killer” Ric Bradsh: 4 ur job,” says Ric Brads] t's not somewhere we'd put a serial killer,” Rc bradsnaw says; killed him.” Most of the residents here are addicts who take part in drug . — > Sheriff Bradshaw co education programs, prostitutes, petty criminals, and drunks. “7 We ; ee vcscern. Imposingly tall, with It’s a far safer place for Epstein to be, and, unlike other inmates 9% m h : be 4 ustache, and slow, southern (except, of course, those being held in solitary), he'll end up with ~ _ old-school law offic h F | er— : his own cell, even his own wing, which he has to himself. i » patrolli the ici @ p Patrolling the streets of Tombst Epstein’s allowed to pay for a security guard, who sits outside the — | He’s been a lawman for f cell and keeps watch. And he's allowed any number of visitors. ; heen Pend apie be ‘ot ae 4 a ’ For a convicted felon, it’s an extraordinary benefits package. ~ P talk to the media q : ; rer Va , and t G But according to Sheriff Bradshaw, who