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CBS News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Country star Jelly Roll surprises Hennepin County Jail inmates with special visit
A group of inmates in the Twin Cities had a surprise visit from a country superstar Tuesday. Jelly Roll made a stop at Hennepin County Jail ahead of his concert at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. There, he told inmates how he turned his life around after spending much of his youth behind bars. He says he was first criminally charged at 13 years old and then spent the next 13 years in and out of prison. He later got his GED in jail. Jelly Roll told the inmates he "didn't go home to become rich and famous" and "wanted to be the dad I didn't have," according to the jail's social media post. Before he left, Sheriff Dawanna Witt gave Jelly Roll a commemorative key to the jail. "Jail time shouldn't be wasted time. Jelly Roll is a great example of how jail programs can change lives," Witt said in a written statement. The jail thanked Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall in Nashville, Tennessee, for "seeing Jelly Roll's potential." In an interview with CBS News last month, Jelly Roll, whose birth name is Jason DeFord, discussed his mission to speak and perform at penitentiaries across the country, sharing his message of redemption. He has even testified on Capitol Hill to advocate for fentanyl victims and take accountability for his past. "I was a part of the problem," he said during his testimony in 2024. "I am here now standing as a man that wants to be a part of the solution." He told CBS News that his criminal record is complicating his ability to travel internationally and perform. He's hoping the Tennessee governor will pardon him. HCSO is still reeling from a surprise visit this afternoon at the Adult Detention Center. Ahead of his concert tonight,... Posted by Hennepin County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Vladimir Duthiers contributed to this report.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jelly Roll Visited a Local Jail Before a Concert
Country music superstar Jelly Roll is currently in the middle of a major tour with Post Malone. However, during one of his tour stops, he took some time to pay a special visit and try to make a difference in the community. On Tuesday, before his concert at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jelly Roll paid a visit to the Hennepin County Jail where he told the inmates there about how he turned his life around after spending time in and out of prison early in his life. 'When I was 13 years old I caught my first criminal charge… I would spend the next thirteen years in and out of the system,' Jelly Roll told the inmates, according to a social media post from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Jelly Roll told the inmates that he got his GED in jail and never dreamed of getting out and becoming the country music superstar that he is today. 'I didn't go home to become rich and famous," he said. "I just wanted to be the dad I didn't have." Jelly Roll has often opened up about his past legal issues and recently shared his desire to speak and perform at penitentiaries across the country and share his story with the inmates. 'I want to be an inspiration for people who are now where I used to be — to let them know that change is truly possible,' Jelly Roll told the Tennessee Board of Parole last month according to the Associated Press. 'One of the reasons I'm asking for your recommendation for this pardon is because I'm looking to take my message of redemption through the power of music and faith through the rest of the world.' That's exactly what Jelly Roll did on Tuesday, and he received a lot of praise for the move. "Jelly Roll is a good guy he has help several people with his story," one person commented on the social media post. "Proof that you don't have to let your past define your future," someone else added. "I guarantee he changed some lives today. Awesome!" another person commented. "It's amazing to see that he is continuing to pay it forward by sharing his story and his support. Too many rich and famous forget their pasts and pretend they are better than everyone else. JellyRoll is a great example of how to be a good man," a commenter wrote. "What a great guy, spending time, and telling his story. Giving hope too!" another person added. Sheriff Dawanna Witt thanked Jelly Roll by giving him a commemorative key to the jail.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Country star Jelly Roll suprises Hennepin County Jail inmates with special visit
A group of inmates in the Twin Cities had a surprise visit from a country superstar Tuesday. Jelly Roll made a stop at Hennepin County Jail ahead of his concert at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. There, he told inmates how he turned his life around after spending much of his youth behind bars. He says he was first criminally charged at 13 years old and then spent the next 13 years in and out of prison. He later got his GED in jail. Jelly Roll told the inmates he "didn't go home to become rich and famous" and "wanted to be the dad I didn't have," according to the jail's social media post. Before he left, Sheriff Dawanna Witt gave Jelly Roll a commemorative key to the jail. "Jail time shouldn't be wasted time. Jelly Roll is a great example of how jail programs can change lives," Witt said in a written statement. The jail thanked Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall in Nashville, Tennessee, for "seeing Jelly Roll's potential." In an interview with CBS News last month, Jelly Roll, whose birth name is Jason DeFord, discussed his mission to speak and perform at penitentiaries across the country, sharing his message of redemption. He has even testified on Capitol Hill to advocate for fentanyl victims and take accountability for his past. "I was a part of the problem," he said during his testimony in 2024. "I am here now standing as a man that wants to be a part of the solution." He told CBS News that his criminal record is complicating his ability to travel internationally and perform. He's hoping the Tennessee governor will pardon him. HCSO is still reeling from a surprise visit this afternoon at the Adult Detention Center. Ahead of his concert tonight,... Posted by Hennepin County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Cole Premo Cole Premo is digital manager for CBS Minnesota. For more than a decade, he's been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota. contributed to this report.
