Define torture. Solitary confinement may not meet the legal definition of torture. But for someone who is no threat to others and whose alleged crimes appear to be white collar crimes, it could be considered torture. The intent of putting Manafort in solitary seems rather vindictive and intended to provoke a response from someone.
I agree that manafort should not have been jailed in the first place.
That issue is a totally separate issue from administering torture. Torture is the intentional infliction of physical pain repeatedly. There is NO evidence whatsoever that jailers are doing this to manafort. Therefore reporting such a thing is a LIE! An outright falsehood.