Lawyers For Rapper Young Thug Call His Cell "Inhumane'

COBB COUNTY, GA — Lawyers for rapper Young Thug say the solitary confinement cell that he is being held in is inhumane, reported WSB-TV.

Last week, Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was named in a gang indictment connected with Young Slime Life, which prosecutors say is a criminal street gang co-founded by the artist. The Fulton County District Attorney’s office has accused the rapper of creating a criminal street gang responsible for up to 85 percent of crime in the community, reported WSB.

“The failure to schedule a bond hearing for this innocent man, coupled with the inhumane and unconstitutional treatment of Mr. Williams, mandates that this Honorable Court grant bond until a hearing can be held,” a bond motion said, as reported by AJC.com.

On Friday, attorneys for the rapper filed an emergency bail motion, saying Young Thug was being held in a concrete cell with no windows and that he wasn’t being allowed to bathe, exercise or interact with anyone but his lawyers, the news station reported.

"It’s not the Ritz Carlton, so you have to recognize that,” a jail official told WSB.

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office told WSB that Young Thug is being held in isolation for his own safety.

The rapper's attorneys said Williams spent the past four days in isolation “as if he is a forgotten person alone in the world,” AJC.com reported

The motion said an overhead light is kept on 24 hours a day, preventing the rapper from sleeping he is served “inedible” food, and hasn’t been allowed to exercise, shower or interact with anyone other than his lawyers.

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