🎤 R. Kelly: Still Locked Down, Despite Release RumorsBy Quarla Blackwell — December 2025

🔎 The Truth Behind the Headlines

Rumors keep flying that R. Kelly has walked free. Let’s be clear: he has not been released. The singer remains incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina, serving a 30‑year federal sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking.

📜 Timeline of Convictions

• 2021: Convicted in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking.

• 2022: Sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

• Chicago Case: Additional charges stacked against him in Illinois.

• Projected Release: Early 2050s, unless appeals succeed.

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⚖️ Release Attempts in 2025

• June 2025: His lawyers filed for home confinement, citing health risks. Denied.

• June 2025: Emergency motion alleging a murder plot by prison officials. Denied.

• Judges ruled they had no authority to override his sentence.

  
  

🗣️ Public Pressure

“Despite the noise, the law is louder — R. Kelly is still behind bars.”

🔑 Key Takeaway

R. Kelly’s legal team has tried every angle in 2025, but the reality is simple: he’s still locked down in Butner, NC. The earliest chance of freedom is decades away, unless appeals or sentence reductions br