Prosecutors Deny Pooh Shiesty Being Treated Inhumanely In Jail, Point to 12,000 Emails & Netflix Access

Pooh Shiesty‘s request for better jail treatment met pushback from federal lawyers who cited his Netflix access.

The Memphis rapper, born Lontrell Williams Jr., sought changes through an emergency motion filed on October 15.

His lawyers said he spent 23 hours alone each day, with only two hours a month for family visits. They said the long hours apart from others had left him anxious and unable to sleep well.

“Mr. Williams reports that the isolation is adversely affecting his mental health,” his attorneys wrote in the motion.

However, the government said he sent and received more than 12,000 emails and made about 230 video calls, FOX 4 reported. His unlimited tablet access included Netflix, NFL games, email and games, while calls totaled about 45 hours.

“It can hardly be said that these conditions of confinement are inhumane, and therefore this emergency motion should be denied outright,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould wrote in the response.

The government said keeping him apart protected him after he admitted taking fentanyl while in jail. Its lawyers said three inmates tried to reach him for an autograph, disrupting jail operations.

The government said his visiting hours matched those of other federal detainees, and he has had no personal visitor since August 27.

The rapper pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and conspiracy charges tied to an alleged January 10 recording studio encounter.

Prosecutors charged Pooh Shiesty alongside eight other men, including his father and fellow Memphis rapper Big30.

Federal lawyers said the men met in Dallas to discuss Pooh Shiesty’s deal with Gucci Mane’s label. They accused him of using an AK-style pistol to make a victim sign papers ending his deal.

Other men took watches, jewelry and cash while keeping the victims from leaving, the Justice Department alleged. The department said each man could spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty.

Judge David Godbey had denied release with private guards, saying that plan would not keep others safe.

Pooh Shiesty’s trial was set for February 22, 2027, after the defense made an unopposed request, and his final pretrial conference was scheduled for February 17.