Jussie Smollett is 'placed in Cook County jail psych ward' after court outburst: Brother takes to Instagram to insist the race attack hoaxer is 'in no way, shape, or form at risk of self-harm'

daily mail ^ | 3/13/3022 | y ADAM MANNO and GINA MARTINEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

[RummyChick]

The brother of Jussie Smollett says the Empire actor has been placed in a psych ward at the Cook County Jail after he was sentenced to 150 days on Thursday for lying to the police about an alleged hate crime in 2019.

'So Jussie is currently in a psych ward at the Cook County Jail. What's very concerning is that there was a note attached to his paperwork today and put in front of his jail cell saying that he's at risk of self-harm,' said Jocqui Smollett in a video posted to his brother's Instagram account Sunday morning

Jocqui urged supporters to flood social media with posts hash-tagged #FreeJussie. He also told them to directly tag the Cook County Jail.

'I want to make it clear to folks that he is in no way, shape or form at risk of self-harm,' Jocqui added.

In court on Thursday, Jussie insisted that he's not suicidal to ensure if something happened to him in jail, the public would know it was foul play - a reference to Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell hanging that many claim was an 'inside job.'

Judge James Linn granted him 'day for day' eligibility, which means if he behaves himself behind bars, he will likely be released within 75 days - just over two months.

[jy8z]

It seems FR needs a thread on the differences between a jail and a prison.

He was not sent to prison.

[griswold3]

Anyone else think his behavior after the sentence was bizarre and worthy of ‘observation’?

[jz638]

I can’t decide if he is really mentally ill or it’s all just acting.

Mostly I think he is mentally ill.

There is a high likelihood that it's all of the above. If you google histrionic personality disorder, Jussie tics quite a few of the typical behaviors. If he were institutionalized for a longer period of time, he'd probably be compelled to pursue some treatment that might help, but considering his grandmother was making a stupid scene in court, he'll be a burden on the jail for a few months then back to being a burden to the wider society. I'd bet his next move will be to get all tatted up and playing into how tough he is as an ex con in hollywood.

[Bob434]

I really think he wants to be seen as a victim- a martyr- He’s obsessed with it- which was the whole reason for the hoax i n the first place- the man is sick in the head-