Kodak Black has been in jail for a while now although recently, he revealed that he would be home “soon” in order to drop some fresh music for all of his fans. The hip-hop community has been rallying around Kodak over these last few months especially in light of the poor living conditions he has had to face while in jail.

Yesterday, Kodak celebrated his 23rd birthday and to mark the occasion, his lawyer Bradford Cohen sent a lengthy message to Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. Of course, Kodak is currently incarcerated at a Kentucky prison and Cohen wants to get Paul’s attention when it comes to the poor conditions Kodak has been living in. As Cohen notes, Kodak is being denied his religious rights which are supposed to be afforded by law.

Per Bradford Cohen:

“I’m sure, Senator Rand Paul would want to know that a 23 year old (happy bday) is in a max prison some 1100 miles from his family for a paperwork offense. I reviewed his designation paperwork and there were errors on that as well. Why would they put him in Kentucky at a max facility with none of the programs the court recommended, when there are open beds in Florida? He hasn’t been afforded his religious rights. He and I have requested that a religious advisor be able to see him, that is afforded by the rules, to no avail. If you call and leave a message…no offensive language, just facts…and requesting him to review.”

It’s clear that this predicament has been tough for Kodak and his legal team is doing everything they can to improve his situation. Stay tuned for updates on this story as we will bring you all of the latest information.

Kodak Black provided an update for all those concerned about the incarcerated rapper. After it was reported yesterday that he had plead guilty to additional gun charges, the rapper shared a handwritten letter Instagram on Thursday, where he sought out to explain all of the troubling stories that have been circulating about his life in prison. He reveals that he’s been ordered to spend 30 days in solitary confinement at his new facility for an incident involving a correctional officer, possibly referring to the fight he was involved in that landed a C.O. in the hospital. According to the letter, his commissary, phone, and email privileges have been confiscated. While his mind seems to be all over the place in his message, he does mention a recent visit with his lawyer, Brad Cohen, where he signed some contracts. He also makes sure to shout out his Sniper Gang artists JackBoy, Lil DJ, and his brother, John Wicks, and other artists like 22Gz, Jennaske and C-Dubb. He also mentions Zendaya, whom he professed his love to on Valentine’s Day, and Meek Mill, letting him know he has an answer to some question he was asked on CNN.

“RoadRunner Bill !” he begins. “Ya so I Put dat Shit in gear..Im shiftin good right na, in a literal sense ! DATPART Lol. I went to DHo for the shot. They gave me 60 days in the box but suspended the 30 on Dude end. I gotta do the 30 for the C.O. incident. F*ck it im on cruise control ! They hit me cross the head tho on everything else. They took my commissary 6m, Phone & the email. They left my visit but I ain’t anticipating that right na. Prolly later ! Everything z I just ain’t like how dem people was playin on my [?] ! DATPART. YAY..Ya know that boy Brad come saw me, laced me on “cool” appeal situation. Tell Jackboy tell cool ‘I LOVE em & can’t wait to re-unite.’ Das my Dirty Forreal. Jackboy & DJ ain’t neva gotta question my Love, Kuz das a Boomerang !”

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“Boi Brad my snipe, it felt warm to sit down & YAK wit em real quick, he like he wanna view me win. We really was just kickin sh*t. I signed few lil contracts, you know I jus B surgical bra. Aye holla @ Pucci fame, he know where one of my stashes @ tell him dig up 15K & give it to my momma her Z-day in a few days. Let me find out Zendaya on her Z sh*t Boi. Everybody screaming ‘Jennaske !’ I’m Proud of her, [?] That’s da Homie ! LJ Blessing da world with his Blessing, that’s my snipe ! Sh*t always Gleeful I just be sittin back laughing @ alotta sh*t. Tell BLOOD I still Love em, Das my momma son & y’all let meek mills Know I got the answer to that question they asked em on CNN ! Z Sh*t, im in the Belly of the Beast this where da answers @ I got a different Kite fa that tho. ‘Because of You’ better go platinum by my Z-day too, skr8 up ! Send 22Gz my Love as well, the song me, him & Jackboy did finna be on the album. N*gga in dem trenches Forreal But this [?] come from ima Z Ight & the cops dem ain’t no bullsh*t here. Anyway Bra I ain’t really want nun, I was jus creaming real Kwik Bra Love Z Safe !” Kodak is reportedly facing 2-7 more years in prison for the additional gun charges. His sentencing date is set for March 24th.

If you’re a fan of Kodak Black, this is going to be very difficult to read. Upon first glance, supporters of the Florida rapper were excited to see him update his social media today but, diving deeper, his captions left us all scared for his safety and well-being while in prison. Kodak Black, real name Bill K. Kapri, will be spending the next few years behind bars but he’s unimpressed with the way he has been treated, issuing a public statement about how disgusting and inhumane things have been.

“Lieutenant F. Arroyo has been very vindictive towards me and I have a strong feeling it has something to do with me being set up, laced, bruised and brutally beaten two weeks before my court date,” wrote the superstar recording artist to start off his message. He continued by detailing a “conspiracy” against him before going into detail, causing us to worry about the star.

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“One morning, she pulled me out my cell to tell me she is going to ‘Take my pretty little girlfriend off my visitation list’. For no other reason but to add insult to my distress. Not being able to see my significant other while locked away in this hell hole,” wrote Kodak before things got even worse. “Also, I was denied visit with my mother on December 23, two days before Christmas. Not only does my incoming mail take an average of a month To get to me but they are messing with my outgoing mail as well. My family hasn’t received none of my letters for the holidays. Which is borderline cruel and unethical, but as if all this is not enough, on December 31 New Year’s Eve to be exact, I was handed an empty tray for breakfast. I brought it to their attention, but nothing was done for me. Since the camera shows them entering a tray through my flap, but meanwhile there is nothing in my tray when i opened it.”

That wasn’t all Kodak had to say. He legitimately believes that he’s going to die in prison, comparing his situation to another inmate who was refused medical treatment for a serious condition, like himself. “They are strategically killing me slowly in here. I have been humiliated over and over again,” he wrote. 

Read his full message in the posts below and pray for Kodak Black.