What would jail be like for Donald Trump?

As Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close after five weeks of testimony, the former president is facing a daunting possibility: that he could see the inside of a jail cell.

Mr Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election, to ensure her silence about an alleged sexual encounter in 2006.

Mr Trump denies both the liaison and the charges against him.

With the jury set to begin its deliberations in a matter of days, Mr Trump could soon his learn his fate.

If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison on each of the 34 Class E felony counts.

But what would his imprisonment look like?

Jailing an ex-commander-in-chief would involve major planning, requiring a workaround for his Secret Service detail as well as plans for where he might be held and what he might eat.

A mere 11 miles from Manhattan’s criminal courthouse lies the infamous Rikers Island: a sprawling 413-acre penitentiary with a reputation for violence and unsanitary conditions.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said earlier this month that Rikers is “ready” to receive Mr Trump, if required.

While experts predict either could be a feasible option, Martin Horn, the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction (NYCD), said it is likely he would initially be sent to a holding pen behind the court.

“I suspect that the first thing would be to lock him up [in one of the pens] to cool his heels for a couple of hours,” Mr Horn told The Times.

“The judge would lock him up for four hours, or six hours.”

For longer sentencing, Rikers Island would be the more appropriate option.

The facilities are not designed for lock-ups