R. Kelly’s lawyers on Thursday renewed their request for him to be released, after six inmates at the jail where he is being held tested positive for COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnell…
’s lawyers on Thursday renewed their request for him to be released, after six inmates at the jail where he is being held tested positive for COVID-19.last week, saying he posed a flight risk and noting the concern that he would seek to intimidate witnesses.
But on Wednesday, Bureau of Prisons officials disclosed that six inmates have tested positive, as well as seven staff members who have been in contact with inmates. In the renewed request, Kelly’s attorney said that he and the other inmates are experiencing “tremendous stress and anxiety” due to the situation.
Leonard also cited Bureau of Prisons data indicating that nationwide, 500 inmates have tested positive and there have been 17 deaths at BOP facilities. He also argued that if Kelly were to be released to an apartment in Chicago, he would be on GPS monitoring and it would be nearly impossible for him to flee.
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