GUILTY MI - Felony charges against Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

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Michigan lawmaker traveling to White House to request clemency for Kwame Kilpatrick

Ex-Detroit mayor serving 28 year prison sentence

State rep delivering letter to White House seeking clemency for Kilpatrick

 

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Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick headed toward early release, lawmaker says

Detroit — After seven years in prison, Kwame Kilpatrick is headed toward an early release, according to a state lawmaker and foundation officials who have advocated on behalf of the former Detroit mayor.

State Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, and officials with the Ebony Foundation, a national nonprofit that has advocated for his release for months, said Friday that Kilpatrick has been given an early release. A foundation official said he will be placed in his mother's custody on June 10 in Georgia.

No federal prison or White House officials would confirm the early release Friday afternoon...

Everything we’ve heard about possible early prison release for Kwame Kilpatrick

Early compassionate release due to COVID-19 looks probable for former Detroit mayor

 

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Federal Bureau of Prisons denies former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s early release

Kilpatrick’s request for home confinement denied

DETROIT – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be released early because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced.

The bureau reviewed Kilpatrick’s request for home confinement on Tuesday, and it was denied, officials said.

Kilpatrick will remain incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution-I in Oakdale, Louisiana, according to authorities...

 

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Kwame Kilpatrick won't be released from prison early, feds reveal

Detroit — Federal officials Tuesday refused to free former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on home confinement amid the COVID-19 outbreak, contrary to what supporters last week hailed as an imminent release from an unfair prison sentence.

A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman told The Detroit News late Tuesday night that officials reviewed Kilpatrick's case and refused to release him nearly 17 years early on home confinement. The review appeared to be part of a broader effort to release prisoners in hopes of stemming the spread of a virus that has killed 64 federal inmates nationwide.

"On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Prisons reviewed and denied inmate Kwame Kilpatrick for home confinement," the Bureau of Prisons office of public affairs wrote in an email to The News. Kilpatrick remains incarcerated at the low-security prison in Oakdale, La., where his release date is January 2037...

 

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Live today: Kwame Kilpatrick supporters call for sentence commutation

Kilpatrick is serving 28-year federal prison sentence for corruption

A group pushing for former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s prison sentence to be commuted and debts to be forgiven is holding a virtual news conference Friday morning...

Kwame just never gives up and thinks laws don't apply to him

 

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Sister claims ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison this week

Kilpatrick’s request for release was denied in May

DETROIT – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is expected to be released from prison this week, after serving seven years of a 28-year sentence for his role in a major corruption scandal, according to Kilpatrick’s sister.

“Due to suffering severe health challenges we expect Kwame Kilpatrick to receive a grant for COVID-19 compassionate release from the FBOP this week," Ayanna Kilpatrick tweeted on Sunday night.

As of Sunday night, Kilpatrick’s release date is still listed for January 18, 2037, on the Bureau of Prison inmate directory. Earlier this year, Kilpatrick’s family believed he would be released for COVID-19 concerns, but the request was denied by the Federal Bureau of Prisons...

 

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No federal confirmation of Kilpatrick release despite family expecting one

Detroit — Federal officials have not confirmed Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison 17 years early after members of the former Detroit mayor's family say they expect a "compassionate release" due to him "suffering severe health challenges."

Kilpatrick's sister, Ayanna, released a statement Sunday night via Twitter on behalf of her family that read: "Due to suffering severe health challenges we expect Kwame Kilpatrick to receive a grant for COVID-19 compassionate release from the FBOP this week. We are extremely grateful to God and we thank each and every one who has kept him and his family lifted in prayer."

Ayanna Kilpatrick provided no proof of imminent release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons or further details about her brother's health. The former Detroit mayor's nephew, Ade Kilpatrick, also tweeted Sunday the same language as Ayanna Kilpatrick...