Judge Approves Tekashi 69’s Early Release Due To Coronavirus
Tekashi 69 is about to be going home as it has been approved for him to be released early from lockup after he was deemed to be at a high risk of contracting Coronavirus while in prison.
According to the NY Times, Manhattan federal Judge Paul Engelmayer has given the 23-year-old rapper approval to be released from Queens Detention Facility. He will serve the remainder of his sentence at home. Apparently, Tekashi suffers from Asthma which puts him at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19.
Engelmayer, who also sentenced him, agreed previously saying,
“Had the Court known that sentencing Mr. Hernandez to serve the final four months of his term in a federal prison would have exposed him to a heightened health risk, the Court would have directed that these four months be served instead in home confinement.”
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Tekashi will be on supervised release and will be required to wear a GPS monitor and must remain at the address that is approved by his probation officer. He will only be allowed to leave the premises if he needs medical treatment, which requires prior approval.
Tekashi 69 isn’t the only high profile inmate who was fighting to be released early due to the global health crisis. Michael Avenatti, Kodak Black, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein have all made similar pleas as the prison population is at a high risk of contracting the virus.