Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE will reportedly be transferred as early as this week to the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, where he’ll likely face solitary confinement, The New York Times reported.

Manafort, 70, will likely be arraigned on new state fraud charges and will reportedly be held in solitary confinement for his own safety, Fox News reports. He could be moved as early as Thursday.

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Rikers Island contains nine facilities in the state’s jail system holding 7,500 inmates, the Times reported. The Rikers jails have been said to struggle with violence and management issues.

Manafort is serving a 7 1/2-year prison sentence in Pennsylvania.

In September, Manafort pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges as part of a deal with prosecutors, but the Manhattan district attorney announced in March an indictment charging Manafort with 16 state felonies, such as residential mortgage fraud.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE has the power to issue pardons for federal crimes, but this authority doesn’t apply to state-level cases.

Trump hasn’t said he’ll pardon Manafort, but he’s praised him as a “brave man," the Times reported.