(WXYZ) - Surrounded by his family and friends, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 120 days in jail. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner also ruled that Kilpatrick will not be eligible for an early release.
WATCH CLIP OF SENTENCING IN VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHTA brief recess was issued as attorneys worked out issues involving the revocation of Kilpatrick's law license. A short time later, Kilpatrick returned to the courtroom for completion of his sentencing.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick declined to speak on his own behalf at this afternoon.
When Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner asked if he wanted to speak, all Kilpatrick said was, “No, your honor.”
Earlier, Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sat with his wife Carlita at his side in Frank Murphy Hall of Justice awaiting his sentencing for his two felony cases.
The couple was all smiles in the court room. Kilpatrick’s sister Ayanna and his father Bernard are also at the hearing.
Kilpatrick's sentencing finally came after a more than three-hour hearing that resulted from the former mayor pleading guilty to two counts of felony obstruction of justice in his perjury case. Groner ruled that Kilpatrick will serve 120 days in jail, pay the city $1 million in restitution, have no contact with the Detroit police officers Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope, who lost their jobs and sued the city, as well as the two officers Kilpatrick assaulted when trying to serve a subpoena on the former mayor's friend. Kilpatrick also had his license revoked and will be on probation for five years.
The sentence is part of his no-contest plea in the assault case.
Kilpatrick will be led to a secured hallway by sheriffs deputies. He will be handcuffed in that hallway, and not in the courtroom. Kilpatrick will then be escorted to the Wayne County Jail, through a secure underground tunnel.
When Kilpatrick arrives at the jail, he will be processed just like any other inmate. That will include a strip search, after which he will be given a standard jail uniform.
Once he is processed, Kilpatrick will be placed in a segregated cell, away from the general population. However he will not receive any special treatment. Kilpatrick will spend 23 hours a day in the cell, eating meals that will be given to him through a slot in the doorway.
Kilpatrick will have one hour a day for recreation. If he is indoors, he will be allowed to walk or jog, shoot baskets on the basketball court, or lift weights. If he chooses to go outside, the recreation will take place in a secured open-air area. Choosing to go outside costs two days worth of recreation time, meaning the next day he would spend all 24 hours in his cell, and not receive the hour of recreation time.
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