Overview
- Kelly’s legal team filed an emergency motion on June 10 claiming that three Bureau of Prisons officials planned to have him murdered while incarcerated
- Following the motion’s public filing, the singer was moved into solitary confinement where he has no phone or commissary access and endures harsh conditions
- Attorney Beau B. Brindley reports that Kelly has refused prison meals for two days out of fear the food might be poisoned
- The motion includes a sworn declaration from inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine alleging that high-ranking prison staff asked him to carry out the murder plot
- Kelly’s lawyers say they have intensified discussions with people close to President Trump to secure clemency on grounds of cruel and unusual punishment