Rapper BG, seen at an awards show in 2007, is currently living under federal supervision after serving 11 years of a 14-year prison sentence. The “Bling Bling” artist must provide the federal government with copies of his upcoming songs before they are produced or promoted, and if the lyrics are considered inconsistent with his rehabilitation, prosecutors may move to tweak …
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JACKSON, Miss — A federal judge has seized control of a Mississippi jail after citing “severely deficient” conditions at the facility. “What powers to give the receiver, how long the receivership should last — those are matters that Judge Reeves will figure out.” Reeves wrote in his decision that the facility’s staffing levels are “particularly egregious.” “Persistent shortcomings in staffing …
