Jussie Smollett, Released From Custody, While Awaiting Appeals Case.<br />On March 16, Jussie Smollett walked out of jail in Chicago surrounded by security guards and reporters after being released from custody. .<br />On March 16, Jussie Smollett walked out of jail in Chicago surrounded by security guards and reporters after being released from custody. .<br />'TMZ' reports that Smollett's legal team railed against the judge that sentenced him to serve time in jail, calling the sentence unconstitutional. .<br />'TMZ' reports that Smollett's legal team railed against the judge that sentenced him to serve time in jail, calling the sentence unconstitutional. .<br />We are gratified that Jussie will <br />be back with his family and loved ones <br />and look forward to a dispassionate <br />review and reversal of the serial <br />injustices visited upon him, Tina Glandian, attorney for Jussie Smollett, via 'TMZ'.<br />We are gratified that Jussie will <br />be back with his family and loved ones <br />and look forward to a dispassionate <br />review and reversal of the serial <br />injustices visited upon him, Tina Glandian, attorney for Jussie Smollett, via 'TMZ'.<br />Smollett was ordered to be released during <br />the appeal process by an appeals court. .<br />According to 'TMZ,' the actor is being <br />released on his own recognizance. .<br />He faces a potential $150,000 fine for missing <br />any future hearings regarding his case. .<br />Smollett had just begun serving his <br />5-month sentence on March 10. .<br />'TMZ' reports that immediately after the sentence was <br />announced, Smollett shouted that he was innocent <br />while being escorted out of the court in handcuffs. .<br />'TMZ' reports that immediately after the sentence was <br />announced, Smollett shouted that he was innocent <br />while being escorted out of the court in handcuffs. .<br />In the time since his sentencing, Smollett's defense team and his family have pressed for his release. .<br />They claim that the actor was in physical <br />danger while in jail, citing racist and <br />homophobic threats the family had received. .<br />They claim that the actor was in physical <br />danger while in jail, citing racist and <br />homophobic threats the family had received. .<br />Smollett's supporters also argued that he was immunocompromised and at high risk of contracting COVID while in prison.
