Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants Paul Manafort released from solitary confinement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has found an unlikely subject to get her prison reform message across.
On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that President Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort would reportedly be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island prison in New York City and would likely face solitary confinement. That meant the high-profile prisoner would be held in a "human rights violation," as she wrote in a tweet.
Ocasio-Cortez then tweeted that she got that information from a New York Times report, which said Manafort was "likely to face solitary confinement" at Rikers. But there's a difference between solitary confinement and holding a prisoner alone for their protection, and after Ocasio-Cortez tweeted to distinguish the two, it appears the Times removed the term from its article. Fox News also reported the story and has so far preserved the terminology.
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Manafort was sentenced to 73 months in prison back in March for his federal crimes, but has been indicted on New York state fraud charges, prompting a judge to reportedly order his transfer.
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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.
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