When Did Young Thug Get Locked Up? Details on the Rapper’s Sentencing

The rapper was recently released from prison after pleading guilty to racketeering charges. Learn more about his incarceration and the reasons behind it here. Young Thug—real name Jeffery Williams—was released from prison on Thursday after entering a plea deal in the YSL racketeering trial, now recognized as Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial in history. Here’s everything you need...

Was Young Thug Released? His Plea Deal & Sentence

Known as Georgia's longest-running criminal trial in the state's history, Young Thug's racketeering case made headlines after the prosecution pushed for a decades-long sentence. Young Thug (real name: Jeffrey Williams) was involved in Georgia’s longest-running trial in history. Initially, prosecutors pushed for the rapper to receive a 45-year sentence, with 25 years behind bars and the other...