Prison time shouldn't depend on luck, but it does. Paul Manafort's 2 sentences prove it. by info@share.sv | Mar 13, 2019 | Political Prison time shouldn't depend on luck, but it does. Paul Manafort's 2 sentences prove it. Manafort’s Virginia sentence for ill-gotten gains and years of corruption was less than the 5 years a black woman on probation in Texas got for voting.