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Yo Gotti & Jay Z Sue Parchman Prison Over COVID-19 Outbreak

Yo Gotti and Jay Z are continuing their push for better regulations in Mississippi state’s penitentiary system. Earlier this year, the Roc Nation duo had secured legal representation for close to 200 inmates who had publicly claimed that they were experiencing deadly living conditions. According to BBC News, Jay Z and Team ROC had filed an initial lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections which revealed that inmates in the Parchman Farm/Prison were forced to endure in unsafe living environments which included a plethora of ailments including flooded cells, rat infestation, black mold, and undercooked meals that sometimes contained roaches, rat feces, and bird droppings. While Roc Nation’s prison reform initiative has been doing its best to aid the needs of the inmates at Parchman, a new threat has reared its ugly head endangering those imprisoned at the facility, COVID-19, despite the organization’s efforts to get in front of the virus during the early stages of the pandemic. Yo Gotti & Jay Z Sue Parchman Prison Over COVID-19 Outbreak Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

In court documents obtained by Complex, the lawsuit allowed the inmates to take action against the prison’s new Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and Centurion, the healthcare provider for the Mississippi prison system. A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) questionnaire provided to the inmates by Yo Gotti, Jay Z, and Roc Nation revealed that the prisoners lacked the necessary protective equipment, social distancing procedures, and medical care for those suffering from symptoms of COVID-19. Multiple inmates also stated that they were suffering from symptoms of the potentially deadly disease without being properly treated for their ailments.

Yo Gotti released an official statement in the court lawsuit documents that reads,

“The situation in Parchman is dire. More and more of the incarcerated population are reaching out for help and pleading for immediate medical attention, especially as the coronavirus threatens their lives. Mississippi Governor Reeves, Commissioner Burl Cain and Centene — as the parent company of Parchman’s healthcare provider Centurion — can’t continue to neglect this tragedy and let the death toll rise. We will hold them accountable and fight for the rights of the incarcerated.”

Over the past couple of years, Yo Gotti has manifested one of the most inspiring glow ups in recent hip-hop history. He’s been able to obtain his masters, change his mindset, and shed a considerable amount of weight during his transformation. While both Yo Gotti and Jay Z do their best to reform the Mississippi State Penitentiary, it has to be a collective effort that society participates in to make sure that the masses are treated justly, even those in captivity.

Check out one of Yo Gotti’s latest IG snaps in the photo provided below.

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Lil Durk Co Defendants OTF Dede and David Lindsey Seek Acquittal and New Trial

OTF Dede and David Lindsey are fighting their recent stalking convictions as the legal process in Lil Durk’s case continues to play out.

Lil Durk was facing five charges, two of them murder-for-hire related and three of them stalking related, while the two co-defendants were convicted on three counts of stalking in the same case. Durk was just cleared of all charges in that case a couple of weeks ago, but Dede and Lindsey didn’t get the same result.

The latest legal twist adds another chapter to a case that has remained tightly connected to Lil Durk’s ongoing legal troubles. Durk was acquitted in the initial murder-for-hire case, but his larger legal battle is far from over.

For Dede and Lindsey, the immediate issue is their stalking convictions and whether the court will grant either of the new requests filed. The couple’s pleas carry long prison sentences, and the pending motions are especially important for their attorneys.
The court has not ruled on the Rule 29 and Rule 33 motions, leaving the next phase of litigation uncertain.

Lil Durk, meanwhile, is set to appear in court on November 4 for a bond hearing. His trial in the VICAR case was scheduled for the next few weeks, but it is likely to be delayed.

Separate legal proceedings are now moving forward in the cases of Durk, Dede, and Lindsey, who remain active. Dede and Lindsey’s latest filings ensure that the group’s legal saga continues even after Durk’s acquittal in the original case.

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Meek Mill steps back from his ongoing feud with DJ Akademiks,

Meek Mill and DJ Akademiks’ ongoing social media beef has taken another turn, with Meek seemingly getting the last word.

The two have been feuding for around a decade, and their tensions have become closely tied to the fallout from Meek’s beef with Drake. Following Akademiks taking Drake’s side in the public feud, Meek clearly didn’t want to be featured on Akademiks’ page. Since then, they have exchanged occasional messages and renewed disagreements.

The latest chapter heated up around the Lil Durk trial. Meek Mill called out Akademiks for his coverage and commentary on the case, saying he had become a bad influence on the culture.

Akademiks fired back hard, and the beef snowballed into a back and forth of threats between the two. At one point, Meek asked for Akademiks’ address, while Akademiks showed off an arsenal of machine guns and rifles. The confrontation had been really serious before apparently cooling off in recent days.

The message is the latest chapter in a long-running feud that has flared up several times over the past decade. This latest back-and-forth could be Meek’s attempt to close the door on the feud, but given the history between the two, tensions can flare up fast.
So far, it looks like Meek is putting a line under his part of the conversation. Only time will tell whether Akademiks responds.

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