Overview

• R. Kelly was moved to solitary confinement at FCI Butner on June 10 and allegedly given an overdose of medication by prison staff two days later.
• He was hospitalized on June 13, where doctors diagnosed blood clots in his legs and lungs but prison officials forced him out before receiving recommended surgery.
• His legal team filed emergency motions on June 16 and 17 that include a sworn affidavit from inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine alleging prison officials conspired with white supremacist inmates to have him killed.
• Federal prosecutors in Chicago have dismissed the assassination claims as “deeply unserious” and argued the court lacks jurisdiction to alter his confinement conditions.
• Kelly’s lawyers are seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump and await a June 20 hearing on their motions for home confinement and medical intervention.