The president's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is expected to be transferred temporarily for an upcoming court appearance in New York, but not to solitary confinement, as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, for example, has stated.
The New York Times story that Ocasio-Cortez cited, which raised the possibility Manafort could be sent to Rikers Island, had no mention of solitary confinement, only isolation, and noted that high-profile inmates are sometimes placed into"protective custody" for their own safety from the general prison population.
Ocasio-Cortez followed up with a tweet later Monday in which she said,"NYT used the term solitary confinement, & that’s what I am commenting on."NYT used the term solitary confinement, & that’s what I am commenting on. Last year, Manafort was convicted on federal bank fraud, tax and conspiracy charges in two related cases.reported Tuesday that Manafort is expected to be transferred to Rikers Island in New York within a few weeks, where he will most likely be held in isolation, multiple sources said.
Nevertheless, Manafort would not be in"solitary confinement," a New York City Department of Corrections official told NBC News. Manafort may be held in isolation for protective reasons, but that would not carry the same conditions as being held in solitary confinement, which is a punitive designation.
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