He will go to jail, will pay $200,000 and then it will go away. The former US president Donald Trump is expected to be placed tomorrow, Thursday (24/8), at the disposal of the authorities of the state of Georgia, whose prosecutor brought charges against him for his attempt to overturn the result of the presidential elections of 2020, but will be released from the Fulton County Jail immediately.
Like the other 18 defendants in this case, Donald Trump has until Friday noon (19:00 Greek time) to appear at this prison, in Atlanta.
But he will not be taken into custody under a plea deal he entered into, which calls for him to post $200,000 bail.
It is not yet known whether Trump will follow the process provided for all those charged against him because of his status as a former president. Based on the regulations in force in all USAthe authorities electronically take the defendants’ fingerprints and take two photographs of them, known as “mugshots”.
The three previous times Trump has been indicted – in New York, Florida and Washington – he has not been forced to undergo the photo process because he is so well known.
But Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labatt said earlier this month that he wants to treat all defendants equally. “It doesn’t matter who you are, we are ready to take your picture,” he had emphasized.
The procedure, to which two of the other 18 defendants in the case were already submitted yesterday, Tuesday, also provides for the recording in the records of the correctional authorities of height, weight, skin color and eyes.
Outrage from Trump team over surrender to ‘brutal prison’
In a statement, the campaign team of Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination ahead of the 2024 presidential election, expressed outrage that the former president will surrender on Thursday to a “brutal prison.”
In fact, the US Department of Justice had announced in July the start of an investigation into the detention conditions at Fulton prison.
Justice Minister Merrick Garland had justified this decision by referring to “serious allegations of lack of security and sanitary conditions, use of excessive force (…), discrimination against prisoners suffering from psychiatric problems and lack of medical care”.
Federal prosecutor Ryan Buchanan agreed, the Athens News Agency reports, citing “recent allegations of disgusting cells infested with insects, increasing violence leading to deaths and injuries, and excessive use of force by correctional officers.”
According to local media, there are more than 2,500 inmates in this prison, twice its official capacity. Fifteen died last year and four more since the beginning of July.
Fulton County recently reached an agreement to pay $4 million in damages to the family of a homeless inmate with schizophrenia who was found dead in a cell infested with lice and bed bugs.
A coroner’s report requested by his relatives said the prisoner’s death was caused by “complications due to gross negligence”. The medical examiner pointed out that the 35-year-old was suffering from malnutrition and dehydration, while adding that lice may be responsible for the anemia he was experiencing.
Donald Trump won’t be spending much time in Fulton prison, and tight security will be in place while he is there.
“When the former president surrenders, the area around the jail will be locked down, meaning no one will be able to leave or enter during that time,” the sheriff’s office announced.
Source: News Beast
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