'The conditions, the inhumane treatment amongst the staff, inmates and detainees, was something I’ll never forget,” says a former Rikers Island corrections officer, describing the notorious New York City jail where prosecutors want to send Paul Manafort.
Washington Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort could be headed to Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex in New York City, if prosecutors get their way.
New York prosecutors are seeking to move Manafort from the western Pennsylvania prison where he is serving his federal sentence to Rikers Island for the duration of a state case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, according to a source familiar with the discussions.But Manafort's legal team hopes that won't be where he stays as he faces the New York charges. Manafort hasn't been told where he'll be held yet, according to his defense attorney, Todd Blanche.
See the prison where Manafort may spend next 7.5 years 01:36Rikers Island has a notorious reputation for both its violence and its poor conditions. The US attorney's office for the Southern District of New York reached a settlement with the city in 2015 after a multi-year investigation found adolescent inmates were not protected from"the rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force by New York City Department of Correction staff and violence inflicted by other inmates.
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