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    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.
    by Issac Bailey Jul 30, 2018 3 minutes

    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

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