Paul Manafort's second round of state charges will reportedly land him back in New York City.
The former Trump campaign chair will soon be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island jail and be held in solitary confinement "for his own protection," sources have told both The New York Times and Fox News. CNBC confirmed the report with Manafort's defense lawyer Jay Nanavati on Tuesday.
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Manafort has been held for months in a Pennsylvania minimum security prison. But in anticipation of his arraignment on the new charges later this month, a New York state judge has reportedly ordered Manafort's transfer at Vance's request, Fox News says. Manafort could be moved as early as this week, though his lawyers could argue to have him held at a federal jail upstate, the Times reports.
Rikers Island is famous for its mismanagement and violent conditions. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to close the jail in the coming years.
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