R. Kelly removed from suicide watch at Brooklyn jail
NEW YORK -- Convicted R&B singer R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch.
Federal prosecutors initially said it was needed for Kelly's own safety, but Kelly's attorneys filed a lawsuit Friday alleging the singer was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment.
He's being held at a federal correctional facility in Brooklyn.
Last week, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing women and girls.
He was convicted last year of sex trafficking
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