Tag: jail

Yella Beezy will be locked up for the rest of his life, which means no conjugal visits from women and no privacy. Yella will be serving his life sentence without the possibility of parole in a Texas state jail where he will have to follow a strict set of rules. The rapper was found guilty for his role in Mo3's murder.

Prosecutors say Pooh has sent or received a whopping 12,342 emails and logged 231 video visits totaling roughly 45 hours since July 1. The feds say Pooh has unlimited access to a tablet with games, music, Netflix, and the NFL Channel. His activity log is about 500 pages long, with roughly 30 entries per page. The government wrote that these conditions can hardly be said to be inhumane.

Diddy has been getting into serious trouble behind bars with a disciplinary record showing multiple fights and phone violations. According to union secretary Jose Rojas, Diddy was written up for fighting on July 31 and September 30, with another violation on October 1. He also had two minor phone violations on July 7 and September 19. As punishment, Diddy lost 41 days of good time credit and 400 days of commissary privileges, which inmates use to buy snacks and other items.

Rick Ross appeared before Judge Mindy Glazer following his Wednesday arrest on battery charges in Miami. His attorney Bradley Horenstein asked whether the rapper's release could be expedited because of his fame and concerns for his safety in jail. Glazer wasn't impressed by the celebrity argument, telling Ross, "I have no idea who you are." She then added he'd be treated fairly just like everybody else there.

Sean Diddy Combs is in solitary confinement at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey following a violent prison brawl. According to the facility's inmate handbook, he faces restricted privileges and potential loss of personal property. While in the Special Housing Unit, he receives blankets, mattress, pillow, toilet paper, and shaving equipment. He can access reading and religious materials and receives daily doctor visits. Diddy is allowed one social visit weekly and will receive briefings on his housing status and disciplinary rights.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is experimenting with a policy that has drawn national attention and local skepticism: providing cash compensation to people confined in the Allegheny County Jail in the city of Pittsburgh.