'twas_fixed
05-18-2009, 09:22 PM
The Associated Press reports that when Clifford "T.I." Harris reports to the Forrest City low-security prison on May 26, the award-winning rapper, actor and businessman will serve what will amount to a two-month stint. Initial reports stated the "King of the South" would serve 366 days in prison for multiple weapons charges. The reduced sentence was due to a special deal which called for T.I. to remain on home confinement and complete a series of community service programs, including an MTV series.
Fellow artists such as 50 Cent and Mysonne leveled allegations of snitching and secret deals with prosecutors, which T.I. vehemently denied. Officials say T.I. will receive no preferential treatment, and he will face three years probation as well as a $100,000 fine upon his release.
"Unless there are custody or security concerns, all incoming inmates are placed in general population," said R.D. Weeks, a spokesman for the prison. If T.I. would have been convicted on all of the weapons charges he was initially charged with, he would have faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison as well as $250,000 for each charge in his three-count indictment from 2007.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9153/title.t-i-to-serve-two-months-for-gun-charges
Fellow artists such as 50 Cent and Mysonne leveled allegations of snitching and secret deals with prosecutors, which T.I. vehemently denied. Officials say T.I. will receive no preferential treatment, and he will face three years probation as well as a $100,000 fine upon his release.
"Unless there are custody or security concerns, all incoming inmates are placed in general population," said R.D. Weeks, a spokesman for the prison. If T.I. would have been convicted on all of the weapons charges he was initially charged with, he would have faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison as well as $250,000 for each charge in his three-count indictment from 2007.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9153/title.t-i-to-serve-two-months-for-gun-charges