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Rapper's Solitary Confinement: Tablet No Substitute for Human Contact
10 Nov
Summary
- Rapper contends tablet use isn't human contact in 23-hour solitary confinement.
- Legal team argues indefinite lockdown lacks justification and proper hearing.
- Family seeks transfer for easier visits and more meaningful out-of-cell time.
Rapper Pooh Shiesty, also known as Lontrell Denell Williams Jr., is currently subjected to 23-hour daily lockdowns within his cell. His legal team is actively contesting these conditions, asserting that the extensive use of an electronic tablet does not compensate for the lack of human contact. They argue that this near-total isolation is indefinite and lacks the required written classification, disciplinary infraction, or administrative hearing.
Prosecutors had previously suggested that tablet usage, including streaming and messaging, indicated humane conditions. However, the defense countered that this extensive activity merely reflects a lack of other engagement. The legal team is requesting a transfer to a facility nearer to Dallas, facilitating family visits, and demanding meaningful out-of-cell time. They emphasize that pre-trial incarceration should not be punitive and seek the court's intervention to end the prolonged isolation.
