Kodak Black Says He Was 'Badly Beaten' By Prison Guards
Kodak Black was the victim of an alleged prison beating.
On Friday night, the rapper was “badly beaten” by seven guards at USP Big Sandy, a high-security federal prison in Kentucky. According to his Instagram post, the guards repeatedly struck him in the head with a metal object while handcuffed. One of the officers reportedly “flicked his genitals” and told him, “You’re not so gangster now, you’re gonna need bigger balls to survive.”
As a result of the incident, Kodak’s legal counsel wants the Justice Department and the FBI to conduct a full investigation. His lawyer, Bradford Cohen, has requested that Big Sandy preserve all video evidence. He claims there are recordings of witnesses vouching for what happened to Kodak.
While at FCI Miami in October, Kodak allegedly grabbed a corrections officer’s testicles before he was sprayed with mace and had to be restrained by prison guards. The staff member was taken to a hospital to undergo surgery. An FBI agent testified that witnesses said Kodak appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance when the fight broke out.
In January, Kodak complained that prison officials were conspiring against him and that he had to endure inhumane conditions. “They are strategically killing me slowly in here. I have been humiliated over and over again,” he wrote on Instagram. “I am highly disappointed in the way they have treated not only me, but all the other inmates in this facility.”
Kodak is serving 46 months on weapons charges and is scheduled to be released on Aug. 14, 2022.