What Solitary Did To Moochie — But Not Manafort
Solitary usually means spending 22 or 23 hours a day in a windowless cell — not for Manafort.
I once believed the South Carolina Department of Corrections had done my oldest brother, Moochie, a great favor when it decided to place him in solitary confinement. Naively, I thought it would keep him safe, away from being raped or attacked by other prisoners.
I now know that even when a man leaves solitary, it may never leave him.
That’s why I initially empathized with Paul Manafort when reports surfaced that he had been placed in solitary while facing charges from the much-discussed Robert Mueller probe. Honestly, though, I
