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New Fetty Wap Prison Photo Revives Calls for Clemency

He is serving a six-year federal sentence from a 2023 cocaine conspiracy case.

Overview

  • The image, posted to his Instagram on Oct. 26 and shared by outlets including XXL, shows the rapper posing with fellow inmates.
  • Supporters are promoting petitions seeking a pardon or commutation, sharing messages that his "freedom was taken, but not his voice."
  • AllHipHop reports an expected release date of March 13, 2027, barring a successful clemency bid.
  • His sister, Divinity Maxwell-Butts, has urged mercy in public appeals, invoking Second Chance Month and describing the offense as nonviolent.
  • He pleaded guilty in 2023 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, received five years of post-release supervision, and prosecutors alleged the scheme moved about 100 kilograms across Long Island and New Jersey.