Holdin' Down The Culture
R. Kelly was beaten up by a fellow inmate recently while locked up at the The Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago (Federal Bureau of Prisons) . The Latin King who beat up the legendary R&B singer claims the “government” pushed him to do so. Kelly also claimed after the beat-down that he had feared for his life for weeks leading up to the incident.
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While we’re not sure exactly why the “government” may have wanted to facilitate R.Kelly’s beatdown, we do know that protestors in Chicago in front of the MCC were regularly (and enthusiastically) advocating for Kelly to be released from jail. Perhaps, according to Kelly’s attorney, every time a group of demonstrators gathers outside the jail to call for the singer’s release, operations are shut down on the inside, including showers and more.
As he was sleeping in his cell with earbuds in and a blanket over his head, one of Kelly’s fellow inmates entered into the singer’s cell and started stomping on his face. According to Kelly’s legal team, guards did not attempt to break up the attack until well after it began, which sparked their latest attempt to allow him to be released on bail.
According to the NY Daily News, Judge Harry D. Leinenweber wrote in his ruling on Monday,
“While this incident is concerning, it does not warrant immediate release…This single isolated incident does not suggest that the Bureau of Prisons is incapable of safely housing Mr. Kelly. The inmate involved in the incident with Mr. Kelly has since been transferred to a different facility. In any event, release from custody is not the appropriate remedy for such a wrong. If Mr. Kelly wishes to challenge the conditions of his confinement or the MCC’s ability to protect him, he can bring those claims in a separate civil action following proper exhaustion of administrative remedies.”
The NY Daily News also reports that Judge Leinenweber continues to view Kelly as a danger to his community, and as a flight risk.
Source: www.nydailynews.com
