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23:53 October 12, 2023, updated at 23:53 October 12, 2023
- The 31-year-old rapper was being held at North Kern State General Prison in Delano, California.
- He is not monitored by any additional security personnel when he is in the company of his fellow inmates.
- The rap artist was sentenced to 10 years in prison for three felonies.
Tory Lanez is not receiving any special treatment due to his fame as he is serving a 10-year sentence for the 2020 murder of Megan Thee Stallion.
The 31-year-old rapper, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was being held at North Kern State General Prison, a California corrections official told TMZ on Thursday.
The Brampton, Canada native, who was sentenced in connection with three convictions stemming from the July 2020 Hollywood Hills incident, begins his daily schedule between approximately 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. with breakfast in the cafeteria, the representative said. . .
This is followed by work release, an agreement that applies to about 96 percent of inmates, including work as a plumber, carpenter and air conditioning repairman. Inmates can also receive work credits for attending classes while in custody.
According to the publication, Lanez does not have additional security personnel to monitor him when he is in the company of inmates.
According to the publication, Lanez and his team prefer this arrangement as it stands because his lawyers emphasized that it “was important to his prison experience.”
Programs at the prison give inmates the opportunity to earn certificates and master’s degrees and participate in courses on drugs, anti-violence and parenting.
Inmates at the prison also have access to a day room and recreation area where they can communicate with their relatives via tablets.
Inmates at the facility have dinner around 5:00 pm, the lights are turned off at 9:00 pm, after which they are ordered to return to their cells.
In August, Lanez said he accepted responsibility for Megan Thee Stallion’s murder in a statement to the court before the verdict was announced.
“I want to say that for everything I did wrong that night, I take full responsibility,” Lanez told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford on Aug. 9, according to transcripts obtained by People.
Lanez issued a statement seeking an appeal to the court to have his sentence reduced, saying he accepts “total guilt” for his actions in the incident.
“I’m mature enough to say where I was wrong,” he said. “If I could go into detail, I would, but I know this is not the place for that. But I take responsibility for my mistakes.”
Lanez was convicted in December 2022 of assault with a semi-automatic firearm; possession of a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
Rapper Luv somewhat contradicted his statements in the courtroom in an Aug. 10 Instagram post he posted after the sentencing, saying, “I refuse to apologize for something I didn’t do.”
In a statement Lanez submitted to the court, he said he wanted to express his respects to everyone involved in the case, including the defense and prosecution, court clerks, bailiffs and the judge.
“I did not prepare any statement today, I was not coerced or coerced by my lawyers, and I did not rehearse anything with my lawyers,” he said. “I really wanted to be honest, as honest as possible, and just be as honest with you as possible.”
Lanez hinted that he was disappointed in himself amid the difficult legal situation in which he found himself.
“Despite my youth and the hardships I went through in my youth,” he said, “I made a decision and made a promise to myself at a very young age to never put myself in the situation and place that I am in. I’m standing right now.
Lanez referred to his religious upbringing, stating that he was “born into a family of two very radical Christians who were missionary preachers, and their main goal was to constantly preach some purpose to me.”
The Broke in a Minute performer said his goal was to help people and “be a kind of helper and healer for those who feel broken.”
The Talk to Me rapper admitted at the hearing that fame sometimes caused him to make “bad decisions.”
“And as a celebrity, there have been times when I’ve made mistakes,” Lanez said. “There have been times when I have had moments that have come under scrutiny, like this one now.”
He continued: “In all these moments of being a celebrity, there are times when the media can make things bigger than they really are. They can change history. They can do whatever they do. And sometimes they will run with what they run with.”
Artist Jerry Sprunger described himself as “an everyman who genuinely wants a chance…to become a better person in any positive and possible way,” calling for a more lenient sentence, noting that he has a fiancee and a six-year-old child. child.
Lanez promised the judge that if he received a lighter sentence or probation, he would make a positive impact on the world.
“If it is possible to show your hand in any way, your honor has the discretion to give me some kind of alternative sentence to everyone else in this room and to myself that I can benefit my community. Lanez said. “That I can use my platform and my influence to make a difference like I did before, but at a higher level.
“I want to take the time to show the world that what they see now is not me.”
The Broke in a Minute performer said he had been praying since he was taken into custody in December and was trying to provide “positive reinforcement” to other inmates.
He told the judge he was not seeking special treatment because he was famous, but rather wanted to demonstrate that he could inspire others with his turn of events.
“I don’t come to you as someone who simply expects some kind of preferential treatment,” Lanez said. “I’m not standing in front of you as someone who expects, because I’m a celebrity, that the rules should change for me in any way.
“But, your honor, I sincerely ask you to put me to the test.” I ask you with all my heart to give me an opportunity… I ask you to at least give me a chance.”
He said of the shooting: “If I could reverse the series of events that night and change them, as unfortunate as they were, I would, but I can’t.” And I apologize. I’m sorry I did this. It’s a pity that I had such moments. And, again, if I could, I would do it. I would change them. But I can not.
Lanez added, “I want to say that for everything I did wrong that night, I take full responsibility.” I take all the blame. And I’m old enough to say where I was wrong. If I could go into detail, I would, but I know this is not the place for that. But I take responsibility for my mistakes.”
At the subsequent sentencing hearing, Judge Herriford said the positive portrait Lanez’s family and friends painted in their trial testimony was “difficult to reconcile” with his actions towards Megan.
“Sometimes good people do bad things,” Herriford told the court, the AP reported. “Actions have consequences, and in this case there are no winners.”
At trial, Megan testified that Lanez shot her in the legs and yelled at her to dance as she got out of an SUV after a party at Kylie Jenner’s house.
Megan, who initially did not publicly identify Lanez as the shooter, testified that she had to undergo surgery to remove bullet fragments from her legs.
“I have not experienced a single day of peace since the defendant brutally shot me,” the singer said in a statement read by the prosecutor before sentencing. “Slowly but surely I am healing and coming back, but I will never be the same.”
Lanez was given 10 months credit for time served because he had been in custody since his sentencing in December.
Prosecutors praised Megan for her resilience in moving forward amid online hate and ridicule over the Lanez incident.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said, “I hope Ms. Peete’s bravery gives hope to those who feel helpless.”
In an Elle article published on the day of Lanez’s sentencing, Megan discussed the lessons she believes were crucial in the incident.
“To anyone who has experienced violence, please know that your feelings are valid,” she said. “You matter. It is not your fault. You are important. You are loved. You are not defined by your trauma.”
She continued, “Just because you’re in a bad situation doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. Our value does not depend on other people’s opinions. As long as you stand your ground and live in your truth, no one can take away your power.”
Lanez said he did not apologize to the singer in a statement he posted on his Instagram page after the verdict.
“In court this week, I took responsibility for all the verbal and intimate moments I shared with the parties involved,” he said. ‘That’s all.’
He continued: “In no way have I apologized for the charges for which I was wrongfully convicted. “I stand by the position that I refuse to apologize for anything I didn’t do… tough times don’t last, but strong people do.”