Jeffery Williams, better known as rapper Young Thug was granted his freedom on Thursday, October 31. His release came after 150-plus days of trial and two-plus years inside of the Fulton County Jail.
According to WSBTV.com, Williams, who has been in jail since 2022 for a sprawling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act indictment in Fulton County, pleaded guilty as part of a non-negotiated plea in the YSL RICO case.
In his plea agreement, Williams was sentenced under the first offender/conditional discharge statute where he was sentenced to a total of 40 years, with the first five years in prison. The sentence was commuted to time served, followed by 15 years on probation, followed by 20 backloaded years in prison.
Should Williams complete the full 15 years of probation, the backloaded portion of the sentence will be commuted to time served.
WSBTV also reported that special conditions of his parole include a 10-year restriction from the Atla