R. Kelly claims he’s not suicidal after being handed down a 30-year jail sentence for racketeering and intercourse trafficking expenses this week.
In keeping with a report from TMZ, revealed on Friday (July 1), R. Kelly reportedly filed a lawsuit towards The Metropolitan Detention Heart, Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn) allegedly the power is punishing him by inserting him on suicide watch regardless of his denials that he has no intentions of wounding himself.
In his go well with, the embattled singer alleges that MDC Brooklyn is subjecting him to “merciless and weird punishment” underneath harsh circumstances as a result of he’s a star. Kels claims that his eighth modification rights are being violated after he instructed MDC officers that he was not suicidal and had no ideas of harming himself or others.
Kelly alleges the detention middle positioned him in a single cell with out mattress rails, no bathe or shave, no rest room paper, being compelled to eat meals together with his arms, and receiving no contact from family members. Kelly added that inmates on suicide watch don’t even obtain psychiatric care.
R. Kelly is reportedly suing for damages and emotional misery.
In response to Kelly’s allegations, the Bureau of Prisons instructed TMZ in a press release, “The BOP is dedicated to making sure the protection and safety of all inmates in our inhabitants, our employees, and the general public. Humane therapy of the women and men in our custody is a high precedence.”
XXL has reached out to R. Kelly’s legal professional and a rep for MDC Brooklyn for a press release.
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