I read it somewhere that they wanted to put him in a nyc jail but Barr insisted in federal place probably as more secure.
I would count it as neglect or malfeasance that more attention was not given to the placement and oversight process. How much Barr had to do with the MCC location as opposed to a place of confinement more diligent in duty, I will never know.
It truly is the way of the world, with all its power and wealth, to subvert justice.