Kodak Black's family is planning to sue the Bureau of Prisons for violating inmates' civil rights and failing to address the dangerous conditions within the facilities. Kodak's mother, Marlene Simmons, hired famed attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented Trayvon Martin's family in their case against murderer George Zimmerman.
Crump explained that Kodak's family has become increasingly worried about his safety while in a Miami federal prison after the rapper has detailed various instances of abuse in recent months. This comes after Kodak's team posted a message on his Instagram page about the alleged abuse.
The post stated, "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. There is a big conspiracy going on in this building on Me. Santiago Torres is using her position wrongfully in Miami FDC and is abusing her authority. She has been writing falsified incident reports on me, to take phone privileges that I get once a week while in solitary. Also, doing anything to take my gain time so that I come home literally when I am supposed to."
Kodak also claims that his girlfriend was taken off of his visitation list, he was denied visitation with his mother, and he also claims that he was given an empty tray for his meal on New Year's Eve. In addition, Kodak's family was informed that the rapper was transferred to a federal prison in Kentucky when they went to visit him on Wednesday (January 22).
Crump addressed the situation in a press conference, stating, "We believe they intentionally moved him, so he couldn’t meet with his attorneys... [Simmons] wants to make sure that while he’s in their custody, that he doesn’t end up dead, so she is very concerned as well as all of her family that these allegations are to be taken seriously."
He also addressed instances of abuse, stating, "When you have these instances of under funding and understaffed, well that makes prison’s dangerous. So, if other inmates attack [Simmons'] son, who is a well known person, there are supposed to be guards who can handle a crisis situation."
