NEW: DOJ issues guidelines to federal prison system requiring that prisoners eligible for release to home confinement amid coronavirus outbreak must have served at least 50% of their prison sentence, according to Bureau of Prisons memo obtained by ABC.
, President Trump's former campaign chairman. Manafort's attorneys wrote to the Bureau of Prisons earlier this month asking for him to be released to home confinement. His attorneys have not yet received a formal response to their request.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives to his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court, on June 27, 2019 in New York City.Sources close to Manafort believed he would have a good chance of being released based on theannounced publicly by the Department of Justice, but now his fate appears more unclear.
Attorney General Bill Barr’s initial directive encouraged the federal prison system to increase the use of home confinement for prisoners deemed in the “at risk” categories for coronavirus.In a phone interview with ABC News late last month, Barr stressed that there would be significant limits on what would make prisoners eligible for release to home confinement, noting that they could not be convicted of violent crimes or sex offenses -- which makes up roughly 40% of the over-60 population.
Former New York Senate Leader Dean Skelos, who tested positive for coronavirus, and who was expected to be released from prison is now unlikely to be granted release to home confinement under the new guidelines, according to a Tuesday court filing in the Southern District of New York. Skelos was convicted of bribery and extortion and had served approximately 30% of his sentence.
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