T.I. will not be released from jail early

Yesterday (August 29) reports lit up the internet that T.I. would be released on Wednesday, August 31, from Forrest City Federal Prison in Arkansas, almost one month earlier than expected. Even his long time friend, DJ Drama, tweeted out that date in anticipation. But T.I.’s main attorney, Jonathan Leonard, told XXLMag.com that information is false.

According to Leonard, who has represented the Atlanta rapper since 2002, T.I. will be freed as scheduled on September 29 by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. However, Leonard has said that date may change in the next 30 days. Check out what Leonard said to XXL after the jump!

“The Bureau of Prisons they won’t give you the information [of his release] until the very last minute,” he told XXL.

Leonard says it is up to the Bureau to decide the Grand Hustle leader’s fate.

“The Bureau of Prisons makes all the decisions once [someone goes] into the federal system then the federal prisons is the governing body as to when he’s released, the judge has no control over it,” he explained. “And you don’t have any real contact with them, they don’t communicate with you and they don’t tell you when exactly he’s gonna be released.”

“They don’t even cooperate with me and tell me much of anything,” he added.

“He’s doing great,” Leonard said. “He’s certainly looking forward to getting this behind him.”

T.I. began his 11-month sentence last November for a probation violation stemming form a 2009 conviction on federal gun charges.

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