T.I.'s In Jail.

T.I. has officially begun his 11-month stint in an Arkansas prison -- law enforcement sources tell TMZ the rapper checked in "sometime this afternoon." TMZ had originally reported T.I. might not serve, but as of now T.I. is repeating last year all over again.

At first we were very confused because of reports that the charges were all dropped:

T.I. Not Going To Jail? Huh...What Happened to 11 Months?
Monday, October 25, 2010

If you recall, T.I. was sentenced to 11 months behind bars after his drug possession arrest on the Sunset Strip back in September -- an arrest that caused law enforcement officials to revoke his probation stemming from a federal gun conviction back in 2009.


A spokesperson for the prison says T.I. will go through the normal process -- which means he'll be processed, pose for a prison photo, and will be given a bunk assignment. As for the shower issue -- we're told T.I.'s prison has a community shower situation. We're told T.I. will have access to a television room for general viewing. T.I. will be issued a standard prison uniform -- khaki trousers, khaki button down shirt and black shoes. Inmates at the prison can make phone calls -- but they're limited to 300 minutes per month. Story developing ...


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T.I. Not Going To Jail? Huh...What Happened to 11 Months?

UPDATE: T.I. will be serving his 11 month sentence - click here for those details.


T.I. has something to celebrate for and we hope he doesn't chose drugs to do so! He's not going back to jail. Since his one year prison bid, T.I. has been pretty busy....busy keeping up with his new charges!

He got caught up again....

TI and Tiny Arrested For Possession!! [MUG SHOT + DETAILS]

Sep 03, 2010

Drug Tests Confirm TI & Tiny Possessed Opiates

Sep 17, 2010

Then tried to save the day right before his sentencing...

TI Saves Man From Committing Suicide. Coincidence or not? Get the ...

Oct 14, 2010
TI Suicide-Story A HOAX?!

Oct 19, 2010

Got 11 months in prison....

TI Has 2 Weeks To Turn Himself In - Gets Sentenced To 11 Months!

Oct 15, 2010

He begged for no jail time...

TI Begs For Forgiveness

Oct 18, 2010

Some "mysterious" group begged for no jail time...

T.I. Has Mysterious Group Beg Judge To Not Jail Him! It's getting weird
October 23, 2010



Anddddd it WORKED! ....Huh? We thought he was already sentenced to some sort of time in jail?

Well, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has declined to file charges against T.I. following his arrest September 1 on alleged drug possession.

According to DA office spokeswoman Jane Robinson, her office rejected the filing of misdemeanor charges in part because the rapper (born Clifford Harris) has already been sentenced to serve prison time for a probation violation in connection with the arrest.

Really?....so why did they sentence him to 11 months? Hmmmm

Do you think T.I. is being treated differently because of his celebrity or does this serve him right?

Lindsay Lohan Going To Jail! Cries To Judge... [VIDEO]

Lindsay Lohan was just sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating her probation in her DUI case, followed by a 90-day inpatient rehab program.



Judge Marsha Revel sentenced Lindsay Lohan after an incredulous prosecutor, Danette Meyers, told the judge that Lohan has been thumbing her nose at the court.

Lindsay violated probation by failing to attend her alcohol ed classes based on the schedule set by the judge. There were lots of excuses, but ultimately they didn't fly.

The judge said there was a pattern of violations since Lindsay was placed on probation in 2007 following her plea bargain in her DUI case.

Lindsay broke down as she addressed the court, telling the judge,

"I did the best I could."

Lindsay dissolved into tears when the judge imposed the sentence.

Lohan must surrender on July 20 in Judge Revel's court.

Sheriff's spokesperson Steve Whitmore just explained ... generally, a female inmate in Lindsay's situation only serves 25% of their sentence ... which means LiLo will most likely spend around 23 days behind bars.

Lil Wayne In General Population Jail But Trying To Get Into Protective Custody....

Lil Wayne has officially entered jail and he is now in a general population but trying to get his time done in protective custody.

According to his lawyer, Stacey Richman, the New Orleans rapper should be separated due to his high profile.

"I requested protective custody so that he may serve his time in peace...He should be granted protective custody based on my request."

Although he's not quite separated yet, should Wayne decide to leave his housing unit at present, he will receive a general population escort, a stipulation usually offered to gang members. Additionally Wayne is also allowed to mingle with the 17 other inmates in his unit under the supervision of prison guards, or stay locked in his cell.

"It's his choice,"

said Correction Department spokesman Stephen Morello in an interview.

Lil Wayne Still Not In Jail: Postponed Again! [Plus Fan Video Outside Courthouse]

(Lil Wayne on a private Jet on his way to court, for the second time, Monday morning)

Here we go again! Lil Wayne's court case is postponed once again due to the fire at the Manhattan court house yesterday, this would be the third postponement (1st his teeth, then the fire, now the fire again!)

The fire shut Manhattan's main criminal courthouse for a second day and delayed a slew of cases but was an alleged electrical accident, officials said Tuesday.

Cases from the massive 17-story complex at 100 Centre St. were jammed into the much smaller courthouse across the street.

Trials and arraignments went on as scheduled, but visitors to 111 Centre St. had to wait on long lines, and lawyers, judges and defendants were squeezed into tighter quarters.

"For losing the biggest courthouse in the state, we're doing pretty well,"

said David Bookstaver, a spokesman for the Office of Court Administration.

"We expected it to be a bit messy, but we're still up and running."

Arraignments ordinarily conducted in three courtrooms at 100 Centre St. were held in a single courtroom across the street. Unsworn jurors were ordered to stay home and grand jurors had to report to 80 Centre St.

Courtroom 1045 at 111 Centre St. was pressed into service to handle the cases that would have played out in seven courtrooms.

"I give the court personnel a lot of credit for getting things going - they've done an amazing job"

said defense lawyer Stacey Richman.

"It's just that the other building doesn't have the facilities or space."

Richman represents Lil Wayne, who had flown to New York from Florida on Tuesday so he could start a yearlong jail term.
Tuesday's basement fire pushed that back to Monday - so the rapper enjoyed his unplanned night of freedom by performing his hit "I'm Going In" with Jay-Z at Madison Square Garden. (click here for backstage photos of Lil Wayne at Jay-Z's concert)

His lawyer wasn't sure if the rapper would hang out in the city until Monday.

"Maybe he's going to go home for the weekend....I think I would - the weather's nicer down there."

I would definitely go home! ......

CHECK OUT THESE TWO TWIN LIL WAYNE FANS, OUTSIDE THE COURT HOUSE...

Lil Wayne's Not In Jail Yet, Due To Court House Fire! What Is The Next Excuse?

Did you get the news yet?! Lil Wayne's long-awaited sentencing on a gun charge has been postponed yet again, this time due to a fire today in the basement of Manhattan Criminal Court!

According to the FDNY, a small blaze broke out at 10:29 a.m., setting off smoke detectors and prompting a full evacuation of the building. It was brought under control by 11:55 a.m. Five firefighters, two civilians and one prisoner sustained minor injuries, but only one was taken to a hospital.

"It's not deemed suspicious, but the fire marshal is investigating the possibility the fire started thanks to some construction in one part of the courthouse,"

the department rep said.



The blaze, which broke out in the court's boiler room, resulted in the building being evacuated and closed for the rest of the day.

They say Lil Wayne will now begin his jail term tomorrow (March 3).

In any case, it further postpones a trip to jail for the 27-year-old Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter III. He's facing a yearlong sentence at Rikers Island for weapons possession.

Weezy was originally supposed to be sentenced last month, but Judge Charles H. Solomon granted him a delay for emergency dental surgery. Since then, the Grammy-winning MC's posse has thrown him several send-offs, and he recorded a couple of goodbye videos for his fans.

Lil Wayne's lawyer, Stacey Richman, could not immediately be reached for comment.


Watch Lil Wayne's "Road to Rikers" CLICK HERE

Lil Wayne: Road To Rikers & Rundown Of What He Should Expect In Jail [VIDEOS]

THE NINO BROWN STORY

LIL WAYNE INVITES YOU INTO HIS HOME AND HEAR HIGH SCHOOL STORIES!




STUDIO SESSIONS AND LESSONS FOR RAPPERS

"Lil Wayne is gonna be OK,"

retired NYPD detective and noted "hip-hop cop" Derrick Parker told MTV News.

"While he's in jail, it's a matter of fact they may not put him with the general population because of who he is and his popularity. They might lock him down and let him come out with a supervisor and stuff like that [when he's] in the main area — but he's definitely going to be treated differently."

According to Parker, the way Wayne will be handled will depend on safety concerns for the rapper as well as an effort to maintain as much normalcy at the facility as possible — it won't resemble pampered treatment by any means. Parker said despite Wayne's small physical stature and his propensity to signal a particular gang affiliation in his rhymes, the rapper won't have much to fear in terms of extortion, bullying or worse.

Parker compared Wayne to former New York Giants football player Plaxico Burress, another celebrity who was convicted on gun charges in New York. However, Wayne could be better prepared for life behind bars — Burress hired a jail coach to assist him with acclimating to prison, something Wayne wouldn't even consider.

"Wayne is from the streets, from the Magnolia Houses in New Orleans, so I'm sure those guys have been in jail or locked up at some point," Parker said. "So being in prison is no big deal to them. Plaxico isn't built for that — he's the type of guy that's never been locked up like that before. He's gonna need a coach or someone to tell him what to expect, since he's not used to that."

But what exactly can Wayne expect? Fortunately, he won't have to cut his trademark tresses.

"The days of doing that are over,"

retired corrections officer Charles Reid told MTV News.

"They can't make inmates do that anymore — it's within their rights to maintain any kind of hairstyle."

Wayne will have a few comforts of home while he's away. He will be able to watch network television — not cable, however. And he'll be able to watch DVD movies. He told Rolling Stone recently he plans to take an iPod in with him to assist with writing music, but a source close to the prison facility told MTV News that would not be allowed.

Reid, who worked at Rikers Island for 21 years as an officer and an investigator, said Wayne's days would continue to be regimented, but in a much different way. He suggested the rapper may have to succumb to some work conditions, whether in sanitation or the mess hall, for example. Reid also noted that different wings of the prison carry different types of criminals, but guessed that Wayne would be housed in a dormitory area and not even be confined to a cell.

Reid said:

"Like a hospital, where there's maybe 20 to 25 beds in an open ward, or it maybe bunk beds, Where he has a nightstand to keep his personal belongings."

Due to the short nature of Wayne's sentence — one year, which could mean 10 months, including the possibly of early release after serving 80 percent of good time, possibly putting him back onstage in a little as eight months — the rapper could very well spend his entire term at Rikers Island.

It won't be known for sure if Wayne will be transferred upstate until he enters the New York corrections system and is processed. (A representative for the Corrections Department did not return several inquiries made by MTV as of press time.)

"I think he's gonna go in there and do his time and do it quietly,"

Parker said.

"If he does it with good behavior, that will be a plus for him — then he'll be out and putting out a new album."

Lil Wayne Shows Off His New Teeth!

Lil Wayne's getting ready to go to jail, but before he goes in, he had to get a few things situated. Not only did he have to get his teeth fixed, but he went and got completely new teeth. Now, EIGHT root canals later, check out his new pre-prison grill.


Lil Wayne is supposed to head to prison March 2nd.

Ashanti Fan In Jail For Text Stalking!

NEW YORK - A delusional fan who unleashed his crude fantasies about Ashanti in a battery of text messages to her mother was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail, though his judge rued not being able to send him to psychological treatment instead.

A downcast Devar Hurd said he didn't mean to annoy or alarm the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and her family when he sent the messages. Some included photos of his genitals and a picture of the family's Long Island home with a comment about stopping by to visit.

"My intent was not to harm," he told the judge. "I always wish the best for (Ashanti)."

Hurd, 31, was convicted in December of stalking and aggravated harassment. Ashanti's mother and manager, Tina Douglas, said she was glad to see the case closed with his sentencing.


"We're really so glad to have this behind us, and we feel justice has been served," she said through a spokeswoman.

Douglas told jurors the messages disgusted her and spurred her to hire extra security personnel. One message envisioned Hurd someday living with the multiplatinum-selling singer; another said his mental state "is very fragile with all this."

Hurd said the messages were intended as friendly repartee, "sex texting" and jokes, and he didn't think Douglas would mind them.

The would-be rapper from Griffith, Ind., didn't raise any psychiatric issues during his trial, where he gave jurors a lengthy account of what he described as a friendship and brewing business relationship with Douglas.

She said she didn't know Hurd and told him to leave her alone, to no avail.

After Hurd was convicted, doctors diagnosed him as having a delusional disorder, Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber said. But months of efforts to arrange probation with mental-health treatment were unsuccessful, in part because Hurd has nowhere to live in New York, Farber said.

He gave Hurd the maximum possible sentence for the misdemeanor offenses, noting the fear Douglas said she felt because of the messages. Farber recommended psychiatric treatment for Hurd in jail.

"It's obvious to me that you need to get help," the judge said.

Prosecutors, who pushed for the maximum sentence, said Hurd should be held responsible for his explicit text-message blitz despite his psychological problems.

"Even if he believes that Ashanti was in love with him, his conduct was not that of a man wooing a woman. He was not sending her flowers," but rather barraging her mother with messages any parent would find objectionable, Assistant District Attorney Carolina Holderness said.
Hurd has been jailed since his July arrest, time that will count toward his sentence.

Ashanti didn't testify at the trial, and no one in her family attended Hurd's sentencing.

Lil Wayne Sentencing Postponed! UStreams & Nick Minaj Tears!

UPDATES: A Manhattan judge agreed to put off Wayne's sentencing until March 2 so he can fly down to Miami for what his lawyer described as "oral surgery." He is having his grillz removed!







Lil Wayne is now expected to serve up to 10 months in prison starting today! There is a possibility of an early release after eight months for good behavior. He was originally facing as much as 15 years behind bars; New York is among the toughest states in the country when it comes to gun laws for individuals not affiliated with law enforcement.

Lil Wayne will appear before Judge Charles H. Solomon on Tuesday morning, where he will formally enter his plea and likely turn himself in to immediately begin his sentence.

Lil Wayne said this on going to jail, “This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like...I just say I’m looking forward to it.”

Lil Wayne Films Videos Before Going To Jail, Nick Minaj Tears, & What Will He Be Doing?

Lil Wayne is now expected to serve up to 10 months in prison starting tomorrow. There is a possibility of an early release after eight months for good behavior. He was originally facing as much as 15 years behind bars; New York is among the toughest states in the country when it comes to gun laws for individuals not affiliated with law enforcement.

Lil Wayne will appear before Judge Charles H. Solomon on Tuesday morning, where he will formally enter his plea and likely turn himself in to immediately begin his sentence.

Lil Wayne said this on going to jail, “This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like...I just say I’m looking forward to it.”

MJ's Doctor To Get A Maximum Of Four Years!?...

MICHAEL JACKSON's personal doctor, will finally be charged in JACKSON' s death on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, reports PEOPLE MAGAZINE. Unconfirmed reports have MURRAY being charged with involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.

Sources told PEOPLE that the reason for the delay in formal charges was due to infighting between the police and prosecutors. The LAPD wants MURRAY to be brought to a courthouse in handcuffs; prosecutors don't believe that's necessary, as MURRAY has no criminal record.

The news comes as MURRAY and his frustrated legal team planned to surrender at a LOS ANGELES courthouse. "We know he's going to be charged with involuntary manslaughter and we are ready with a counterargument," MIRANDA SEVCIK, spokeswoman for MURRAY's legal team, said. "He's not guilty -- that's our argument."




......4 years? smh

Gucci Mane Sentenced To Serve 1 Year in Prison!

Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was sentenced to a year in prison today (November 12) for violating the terms of his probation.

The rapper will begin serving his sentence immediately and could be released in as little as six months, according to MTV.com.

The news comes as Gucci Mane was promoting his album, ironically titled The State Vs. Radric Davis, on December 8.

The album features a Gucci along side a number of high profile artists, including Lil Wayne, Cam’ron, Soulja Boy, OJ Da Juiceman, Waka Flocka, Bun B., E-40, Trina, Nicki Minaj, Keyshia Cole, Plies, Rick Ross and numerous others.

Gucci Mane’s legal problems forced him to cancel a series of controversial college appearances at Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T last month.

Students on both campuses protested Gucci Mane’s appearance because of his controversial lyrics and alleged gang ties.

A murder charge against Gucci Mane was dropped in January 2006, after he shot a man during a botched robbery attempt in an Atlanta-area residence.

He also served time for assaulting a local nightclub promoter named Tyrone Tucker with a pool cue.

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Lil Wayne To Be Sentenced in Jail For 1 Yr! Rappers Speak Out..but Why Such a Severe Sentence?

Lil Wayne couldn't have picked a tougher state to face a gun charge than New York.

The rapper entered a guilty plea in a Manhattan court on Thursday (October 22) as part of a deal that will see him be formally sentenced to one year in prison (although it seems likely he'll serve eight to 10 months). Wayne pleaded guilty to a class "D" violent felony of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; the charges stem from a July 2007 arrest.

Prosecutors say police pulled over Lil Wayne's tour bus on July 22, 2007 after allegedly smelling marijuana coming from the vehicle, and officers then said they found Wayne to be in possession of a weapon.

MTV News spoke with other Hip Hop artists in the hours after the news broke were extremely saddened by the development.

"Lil Wayne is a great friend of mine," said DJ Khaled, who had just heard the news. "He's a brother and he's helped so many people. He's helped so many people, the public, [his] city. Musically, he's helped other artists. He's just a great person on the whole.

"He's gonna be good no matter [what], 'cause Lil Wayne's so blessed, but the news has got me disturbed. When you do so much good for the world, make music to inspire young kids and give back to the community, to put a man away like that for eight months to a year ..." Khaled trailed off before continuing. "Lil Wayne is great person. It's just wack that people have to go through these trials and tribulations."

"It hurt us," Rick Ross said. The Bawse had just gotten off a plane to Los Angeles on Thursday morning when he heard about Wayne's plea. "We strategize and work towards this for so long, [and] when something like that, a major inconvenience such as that, nine people out of 10, that stint could hurt them. But I think Wayne has a unique situation with his Cash Money family and now his Young Money roster, I know they got a lot of things poppin'. Wayne's got enough music. He's one of the few artists I feel could eat those 10 months up, or that year, and then come home to rap royalty. If anybody is gonna be able to do it, it's gonna be Wayne."

While Ross was optimistic, Juelz Santana was irate.

"I'm pissed off," Santana said on Thursday morning. Coincidentally, he was in Wayne's hometown of New Orleans filming his first movie, "Video Girl," with Meagan Good. "They totally violated my man. I been trying to call my man all morning. I'm offended! I'm offended, for one, that it happened in New York City. That was some bullsh--. I don't know the situation as far as what happened on the bus, but at the end of the day, Weezy shouldn't be going to jail for nothing right now."

Santana said he feels that Wayne was unfairly targeted by police, like many of his peers.

"Even as rappers, we out here on defense," he added. "We ain't out here hurting nobody. We go to shows picking up 50, 60, probably hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cash money! At the end of the day, you on the bus with however many people was there, how do the officers assume that it's Lil Wayne's gun?"

DJ Drama, who made the classic Dedication series of mixtapes with Wayne, also feels that rappers like Weezy are targeted unfairly.

"I was shocked," Drama said of the news about his collaborator. "It was ironic because when I got the e-mail, I was taking a break from shooting a CNN special [about] black men in America since President Obama's [election]. Then here we are halfway through [shooting] that, and I get a e-mail about Lil Wayne possibly facing jail time. One of the world's most popular music stars? It's crazy. Not to take anything from the actual charge or the conflicts of guns, [but] we all can bear witness to the racist tactics of the hip-hop police, specifically in New York. I remember numerous occasions, doing my promo [during] my album's run. They were outside the venues just clearly looking for situations. I can imagine on that night or any given night with the most heralded stars — the 50 Cents, the Lil Waynes — the aggressive nature, they came down on those guys. The system is not even fair to that extent.

"People can say 'Don't do the crime, do the time' or 'Don't carry weapons,' yadda, yadda, yadda," he continued. "These cops are coming so strategically at these artists to make these headlines, to make these statements ... it's plain and simple wrong. So much time and effort is put into putting our music stars behind bars, they still ain't find out who killed Tupac and Biggie."


CHECK OUT LIL WAYNE WALKING INTO THE COURTHOUSE THURSDAY MORNING...

Chris Brown Officially Sentenced To Serve 5 Years Probation + No More Rihanna....

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Pop singer Chris Brown was sentenced Tuesday to serve five years probation and more than 1,400 hours in “labor-oriented service” for assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg said in the sentencing she wants to see Brown conduct “actual physical labor, as opposed to some type of community service.”

The sentencing was delayed earlier this month because documents detailing Brown’s proposed community service plan in Virginia, where he maintains a legal residence and wants to serve his sentence, had not arrived in time for Schnegg to review them.

Brown’s probation will be overseen by the state of California, the judge said.

He must also complete domestic violence counseling.

THIS MEANS HIM AND RIHANNA CAN NOT BE TOGETHER FOR 5 YEARS AS WELL. EVEN IF THEY WANT TO...