R. Kelly sued the Brooklyn prison on Friday, which has housed her since her conviction for racketeering and sex crimes, saying she wrongfully committed suicide after receiving a 30-year prison sentence despite not committing suicide. put on the clock.
In a complaint filed in Brooklyn federal court, the 55-year-old multiplatinum R&B singer said Metropolitan Detention Center officials ordered the watch on June 29 after he was sentenced "for punitive purposes only" and because he was "high-handed". Profile" was the prisoner. ,
Kelly's attorney, Jennifer Bonzen, quoted a prosecutor as saying that the prison's legal counsel had told her that "according to the Department of Psychology, [Kelly] is on a mental alert for a variety of reasons such as age, crime, publicity and sentencing." No timetable was provided.
Bonjean was not satisfied with the explanation. "Simply put, MDC Brooklyn is run like a gulag," she wrote.
Kelly said the "harsh conditions" caused him "severe mental distress" and amounted to cruel and unusual punishment that violated the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.
He is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, although the docket suggests Kelly is seeking $100 million.
The prison did not immediately respond to requests for comment.