Jussie Smollett has been removed from a cell with a restraint-style bed, but brother Jocqui Smollett tells us it's a 'mental marathon' as family lobbies for emergency release
“The safety and security of all detained individuals, including Mr. Smollett, is the Sheriff’s Office’s highest priority,” the statement said.Jussie Smollett’s lawyers and family are demanding an emergency suspension of the actor’s five-month jail sentence, saying “vicious threats” including a highly disturbing anonymous phone call raise serious concerns about his safety behind bars.
The Smollett spokeswoman says the caller bombarded his sibling’s number with a dozen other similar calls Friday morning. The Cook County sheriff’s office, which operates the jail, said in a statement Monday that the judge had ordered Smollett be placed in protective custody. To that end, he was assigned to housing often used for people requiring a high level of supervision or mental health care, but “it would be inaccurate and irresponsible to make any assumption about his mental or medical condition based on where he is currently housed,” the office said. The office added that Smollett was not on suicide watch.
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