R. Kelly placed on suicide watch in prison despite not being suicidal, attorney says
foxnews.comR. Kelly has been placed on suicide watch. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking.
The R&B singer's attorney told Fox News Digital that Kelly has not been suicidal and argued Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn had placed Kelly under suicide watch for "punitive reasons." "Mr.
Kelly was placed on suicide watch for purely punitive reasons in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights," Jennifer Bonjean told Fox News Digital. "MDC has a policy of placing high profile individuals under the harsh conditions of suicide watch whether they are suicidal or not.
MDC Brooklyn is being run like a gulag." R. Kelly has been placed on suicide watch, according to this attorney. "My partner and I spoke with Mr.
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