Jussie Smollett Is Not In Solitary Confinement During Prison Stay

Jussie Smollett must now spent 150 days in Cook County Jail.

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On Thursday, he was sentenced for staging a 2019 hate crime.

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The sheriff’s office said that he is not being held in solitary confinement, despite rumors.

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They said that the jail abolished the practice in 2016.

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Instead, Smollett is being housed in his own cell with constant security surveillance.

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The officers around the entrance to his cell also all have body cameras.

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Smollett is allowed time out of his cell to use the telephone, watch TV, and interact with staff.

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Other detainees are not allowed to be in the common areas when Smollett is present.

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The sheriff’s office called his safety and security their “highest priority.”

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