Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called for former President Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to be released from solitary confinement.
The freshman congresswoman has frequently taken aim at Rikers Island Prison, which is located in her district, for inhumane conditions.
On Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez, a frequent critic of the Trump administration, focused on a New York Times report of Manafort being sent to Rikers as a chance to renew her push for better treatment of prisoners.
“A prison sentence is not a license for gov torture and human rights violations. That’s what solitary confinement is,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, adding that Manafort and others held in solitary confinement should be released.
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Rikers Island has often been cited for violence and management issues.
It has not been made clear if Manafort will actually be placed in solitary confinement. The New York City Department of Corrections has reportedly stated that Manafort will be placed in isolation for his own protection, but would not be placed in solitary confinement.
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Ocasio-Cortez says Manafort should be released from solitary confinement https://t.co/X0ooJKPBTu pic.twitter.com/4WsJn06oHq
— The Hill (@thehill) June 5, 2019
Hahahahahahahaahaha. A+ parody account.
Wait. What? https://t.co/Ls2oH39jho
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 5, 2019
This woman is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. If Manafort was placed in the general population, odds are he would not survive.
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