Manafort to be transferred to Rikers Island, may face solitary confinement: report

Source: The Hill | June 4, 2019 | Jessica Campisi

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will reportedly be transferred as early as this week to the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, where he’ll likely face solitary confinement, The New York Times reported.

Manafort, 70, will likely be arraigned on new state fraud charges and will reportedly be held in solitary confinement for his own safety, Fox News reports. He could be moved as early as Thursday.

Rikers Island contains nine facilities in the state’s jail system holding 7,500 inmates, the Times reported. The Rikers jails have been said to struggle with violence and management issues.

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  • Consistent June 4, 2019 at 11:07 pm #29892

    EVERYDAY June 5, 2019 at 2:03 am #29893

    Well. in solitary, Manafort won’t be in danger from other inmates, although the accommodations won’t be as luxurious as what he once enjoyed.

    Not that I really care about him.

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