Jussie Smollett is placed in the prison’s psychiatric ward and brother contests

Jussie Smollett, 39, was placed in the psychiatric ward at Cook County Jail. According to his brother, this was because the official sentencing documents said that Smollett was at risk of harm.

“Jussie is currently in a psychiatric ward at Cook County Jail. What is very concerning is that there was a note attached to his paperwork today saying that he is at risk of injury,” explained Jocqui Smollett in a video posted to Instagram this week. Saturday (12).

“I want to make it clear that he is in no way at risk of self-harm. He wants people to know that he is very stable, very strong, very healthy and ready to face the challenge that was set against him,” added the brother.

Smollett, who was part of the cast of the series “Empire”, was sentenced this week to 150 days in prison when he was found guilty of fabricating a hate crime against himself in 2019. In court, he cried and protested after the sentence was revealed.

The actor will still have to pay the equivalent of BRL 600,000 to Chicago authorities and a fine of BRL 125,000. In addition, he will have to serve 30 months of probation.

According to Deadline, as the sentence was read and officers prepared to take him to the Cook County Jail, Smollett took off his mask, stood up and repeatedly said, “I’m not suicidal.” He even gave a warning: “If anything happens to me there [na cadeia], I did not do. I’m not suicidal, I’m innocent,” she said.

A source connected to Smollett’s conviction told TMZ that he is in the psychiatric ward because this is also the area where “high-level” inmates are housed, referring to the fact that Smollett is a well-known actor and singer.

“This is not right. This is a complete lack of justice. So please make sure you get the facts out. We really need our people to support us,” Jocqui concluded in a video.