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Judge Dismisses R. Kelly’s Emergency Request for Home Confinement

The ruling highlights the court’s lack of jurisdiction, propelling Kelly’s team to file new motions to vacate his convictions based on recently surfaced evidence.

Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Kelly has been serving a 30-year prison sentence for sex-related crimes.
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Overview

  • On June 19, U.S. District Judge Martha Pacold rejected Kelly’s bid for home detention, ruling she lacked authority over his incarceration at FCI Butner in North Carolina.
  • Kelly’s attorneys allege that prison officials enlisted an Aryan Brotherhood inmate in a plot to assassinate him during his sentence.
  • They contend that staff administered a life-threatening overdose, leading to his hospitalization with blood clots in his legs and lungs before he was returned to custody.
  • He has been confined to solitary since filing his motion, with his legal team warning that his medical needs and safety remain in jeopardy.
  • Kelly’s lawyers plan to seek a full vacatur of his Chicago convictions and have appealed to President Trump for a pardon in their ongoing efforts to secure his release.