Manafort moved from prison where he said that he was treated as a "VIP"

Report by Clare Hymes

Former Trump campaign president, Paul Manafort, was transferred to an Alexandria prison pending trial, although he decided to stay detained at Northern Neck Virginia, a few hours away. Manafort initially complained of his detention at Northern Neck because, he said, it was too far for his lawyers, which hindered his ability to prepare his defense in both trials to which he was facing, one later this month for bank fraud and failure to file income taxes and one in September in Washington, DC, for breaking the Act on the Registration of Agents foreigners.

Then, once Judge TSM Ellis felt that he should be transferred to Alexandria Institution earlier this week, Manafort filed another response by quashing his application, citing "Concerns about his safety" and "challenges to adapt to a new place of detention. In other words, he had decided that he wanted to stay at Northern Neck, where, according to the special advocate, Manafort had said that he had been treated as a "VIP ". [19659003ThejudgewasinsensitivetoManafort'scontentions:"ThedetentioncenterofAlexandriahasbeenveryfraughtwiththehandlingofthefirst-accusedaccusedincludingforeignandnationalterroristsandspies"

Alexandria pending their respective trials, "Ellis continued," and the defendant's experience at the Alexandria detention center. will probably not be different. "

" It is hereby ORDERED that the defendant's motion to oppose his transfer to the Alexandria Detention Center is DENIED, "he concluded in his decision on Wednesday. ordered that Manafort be also allowed to meet and talk with his lawyers at least 8 hours a day for the next two weeks before the trial.

Manafort wore what appeared to be a pale olive jacket on a worn white T-shirt in his photo of Alexandria, who was released by the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center. His arrival and booking process on Thursday was "routine," said Sheriff Dana Lawhorne of Alexandria.

Sheriff Lawhorne added, "As this is a high-profile detainee, Mr. Manafort will be placed in pre-trial detention, which limits his interactions with other inmates. We will work closely with the American marshals to ensure his good care while he remains in our custody. "

The Alexandria Detention Center houses about 400 inmates, including federal inmates under an agreement with the US Marshals Service.In the past, the Alexandria Detention Center was host to several high-ranking detainees, including Robert Hanssen and Zacarias Moussaoui

Ellis has not yet ruled on Manafort's request to defer trial in Virginia until his trial in September. Virginia trial is scheduled for July 25. Manafort's charges in both cases stem from his work for pro-Russian Ukrainian political interests.