ATLANTA (AP) — Federal officials say the rapper
T.I. was released Thursday from an Atlanta halfway house after spending about
10 months in federal prison on a probation violation.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke
said the musician was released very early in the morning.
T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was
arrested in September 2010 in Los Angeles on drug charges. He was sentenced to
11 months in prison for violating the terms of the probation he received after
he was convicted of federal firearms charges.
He was released from an Arkansas prison and sent to
the halfway house on Aug. 31. He was put back in federal lock-up over a dispute
with prison officials, and then returned to the halfway house Sept. 15.
A spokesman for T.I. said the rapper is planning to
celebrate his recent birthday and host a private brunch for family and friends
in Atlanta on Sunday. He also will attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday.
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