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pnwmom

(108,980 posts) Fri Jun 15, 2018, 08:34 PM Jun 2018

D.C.'s jail is in deplorable condition. But Manafort's tough, right?

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/20829786/dc-jails-deplorable-condition-is-a-metaphor-for-the-citys-criminal-justice-system

A year after the Washington Lawyers’ Committee released a blistering report on the state of D.C.’s largest jail, little has changed at the 40-year-old facility. The findings, which included rat infestations, sewage leaks, and defective temperature controls, inspired local lawyers and prisoner rights advocates to demand immediate intervention by city government.

But the building has continued to decay and the city has taken little to no action. The failing ventilation system has left prisoners baking in humid, 87-degree cells—an environment that potentially contributed to last month’s death of inmate Lester Irby. WLC staff say they are receiving daily calls from inmates reporting difficult conditions.

“What’s changed is that the jail is one year older. That’s about it,” says WLC attorney Deborah Golden.

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D.C.'s jail is in deplorable condition. But Manafort's tough, right? (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2018 OP

and Monday, hi temp forecast @ 98 degrees fahrenheit. elleng Jun 2018 #1

Certainly Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #2

Doesn't exist, imo. elleng Jun 2018 #6

According to this NY Post piece he is in Virginia Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #16

Yes, I saw that; surprised me. elleng Jun 2018 #18

Didn't they send him to a federal facility? Historic NY Jun 2018 #3

Technically it IS a 'federal' facility, elleng Jun 2018 #5

I heard this this morning and it made my day! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #4

If I were the special prosecuter teach1st Jun 2018 #7

At the least, they should have him in protective custody. n/t pnwmom Jun 2018 #8

I think he's at the Fed lockup in Alexandria. Kingofalldems Jun 2018 #9

A DC judge yanked his bail. I would guess he is in the DC hoosegow. Stinky The Clown Jun 2018 #11

Warsaw, Va. Kingofalldems Jun 2018 #12

And he's VIP, BABY!! Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #13

Voila elleng Jun 2018 #14

Conditions in the D.C. jail remind me of the U.S. Navy Kaleva Jun 2018 #10

John Dean thinks Manafort could try to kill himself womanofthehills Jun 2018 #15

Apparently, he is not in DC. He is in VA. eom Tipperary Jun 2018 #17

elleng

(130,978 posts)

1. and Monday, hi temp forecast @ 98 degrees fahrenheit.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 08:41 PM

Jun 2018

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. Certainly

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 08:43 PM

Jun 2018

he will be held as some cushy, air conditioned facility and not with the common folks.

elleng

(130,978 posts)

6. Doesn't exist, imo.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:19 PM

Jun 2018

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

16. According to this NY Post piece he is in Virginia

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 05:12 AM

Jun 2018

https://nypost.com/2018/06/16/manafort-listed-as-vip-in-virginia-jail/

He’s a Very Important Prisoner.

Paul Manafort, one-time head of President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, spent his first night in a federal prison in Virginia on Friday — where his location was listed as “VIP.”

Manafort is being housed at the Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, Virginia, about 90 miles south of Washington DC.

elleng

(130,978 posts)

18. Yes, I saw that; surprised me.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #16)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:07 AM

Jun 2018

Thinking about it, and VIP not apropos unless for security, imo, we the people should NOT be pleased that 'we' house prisoners in awful/inhuman places. That was one of the first issues I addressed, in my first job after college/before law school. I like the looks of this place in VA, it civilized.

Historic NY

(37,451 posts)

3. Didn't they send him to a federal facility?

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 08:45 PM

Jun 2018

elleng

(130,978 posts)

5. Technically it IS a 'federal' facility,

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:16 PM

Jun 2018

considering the status of the District of Columbia.

FYI: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017496655

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)

4. I heard this this morning and it made my day!

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 08:50 PM

Jun 2018

I am sure Father's Day will be fun, all the rats can play together with the biggest, newest rat.

teach1st

(5,935 posts)

7. If I were the special prosecuter

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:46 PM

Jun 2018

I'd make sure that Mr. Manafort was taken care of. It may not be fair to afford him extra protection and special treatment, but if anything were to happen to Manafort while in custody, the political repercussions from the right might be fatal to the investigation.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

8. At the least, they should have him in protective custody. n/t

Reply to teach1st (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:56 PM

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Kingofalldems

(38,459 posts)

9. I think he's at the Fed lockup in Alexandria.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:58 PM

Jun 2018

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)

11. A DC judge yanked his bail. I would guess he is in the DC hoosegow.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:02 PM

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Kingofalldems

(38,459 posts)

12. Warsaw, Va.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:08 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

13. And he's VIP, BABY!!

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:14 PM

Jun 2018

elleng

(130,978 posts)

14. Voila

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:23 PM

Jun 2018

http://www.nnrj.state.va.us/

This actually looks respectable.

Kaleva

(36,312 posts)

10. Conditions in the D.C. jail remind me of the U.S. Navy

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:01 PM

Jun 2018

Crowded conditions where fights broke out over the most minor of things. Shitters and pissers backing up and over flowing. Freezing in winter and laying in your rack at night during hot summer days soaked in sweat. Unable to take showers or wear clean clothes for up to two or more weeks at a time

womanofthehills

(8,721 posts)

15. John Dean thinks Manafort could try to kill himself

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:25 PM

Jun 2018

Is it so bad that Manafort may try to kill himself rather than be forced to cooperate or die in jail? John Dean, former White House Counsel for Richard Nixon, said so on CNN Friday night.

During a low period Manafort had previously suggested to his daughter that he might kill himself, Dean noted.

“They also know this man once told his daughter he was suicidal. He threatened to take his life. I assume they’re on watch for that as well,” he said.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/manafort-likely-suicide-watch-cnn-panel-speculates-68-year-old-handling-jail-based-previous-statements/

Many people want him dead. I'm sure he will be watched very closely.

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

17. Apparently, he is not in DC. He is in VA. eom

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 07:04 AM

Jun 2018

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