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No reported cases of coronavirus at prison where Manafort was incarcerated

By Caitlin Yilek
Published May 13, 2020 5:44pm ET
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No reported cases of coronavirus at prison where Manafort was incarcerated
FILE - In this June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in a New York court. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. Ukraine's president appears to be playing to both sides of the U.S. political divide, hedging his bets to ensure U.S. financial and military aid keeps flowing no matter who wins next year's election. | (Seth Wenig/AP)

The prison where President Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was incarcerated had no reported cases of the coronavirus, but he was released regardless.

Manafort was released Wednesday over fears that he could contract the virus. He was expected to be released from prison in November 2024 but will now serve out the rest of his seven-year sentence in home confinement.

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