R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial

R. Kelly Placed in Solitary Confinement as Appeal Efforts Continue

R. Kelly has been placed in solitary confinement at the federal correctional institution in Butner, N.C., a development that could complicate his ongoing effort to secure a new trial. The reason for the disciplinary action has not been publicly disclosed, according to reporting from AllHipHop. The placement comes at a sensitive moment, as Kelly continues to challenge his convictions through the courts. Federal prison officials have not commented…

R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial

R. Kelly just put a wrench in his own plans to get a new trial. The disgraced singer and songwriter got himself thrown into solitary confinement at FCI in Butner, North Carolina. According to Grouchy Greg Watkins of AllHipHop, the exact infraction he committed was not disclosed, however. For those unversed, solitary confinement, or what’s sometimes referred to as the SHU or “the hole,” is a wing in prison that comes with strict regulations. Pris…