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    Jussie Smollett’s lawyers request protective custody for actor in jail

    CHICAGO — Thursday evening, his right fist raised in defiance, Jussie Smollett walked out of Judge James Linn’s courtroom and into a monthslong stretch of Cook County custody. While Linn sentenced the former “Empire” actor to 150 days in jail, it seems likely he will be eligible for good-behavior credit, which would cut his custody sentence in half. Still, his attorneys expressed shock that he ...
    by Jason Meisner and Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune Mar 11, 2022 4 minutes
    Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

    CHICAGO — Thursday evening, his right fist raised in defiance, Jussie Smollett walked out of Judge James Linn’s courtroom and into a monthslong stretch of Cook County custody.

    While Linn sentenced the former “Empire” actor to 150 days in jail, it seems likely he will be eligible for good-behavior credit, which would cut his custody sentence in half. Still, his attorneys expressed shock that he was given jail time at all.

    “Anyone who is a lover of justice and fairness should be appalled by this,” his attorney Nenye Uche told reporters, saying that as a Black man he was “personally offended” by the sentence. “How much? Soon they will be

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