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Jelly Roll was facing a potential 20-year sentence, though he ultimately served over a year for the charge, followed by more than seven years of probation.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison and seven years of probation. After Jelly Roll was released early from the Tennessee Department of Corrections, he was arrested again in 2008 for...
Even though Jelly Roll hasn't been in prison since he was 24 years old (he'll be 40 years old in December 2024), his time spent behind bars not only haunts his soul but actually limits his legal rights, as he Billboard explains.
Singer-songwriter Jelly Roll spent many of his younger years in prison, but one person, in particular, motivated him to turn his life around.
jelly roll performs at oregon prison that allows live music for first time in 20 years "Get rid of stuff that makes you feel like a caged animal," he told the outlet, according to People.
But this isn't a Cinderella story where Jelly Roll walks out of prison and onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. There were a solid 12 years between his release and his Opry debut. He made a living as an up-and-coming rapper by playing shows for $50 a night while sleeping in the van he'd used to get from show to show.
The award-winning artist posted a video and photos of his visit to the Salem prison on Instagram, showing him singing a cover of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” and signing autographs for people incarcerated at the prison.