his cell. The sentence was to run concurrently to his ongoing seven-year sentence, so that he would not face any additional prison time. Incarceration Shmurda was first imprisoned in Rikers Island. He was involved in numerous incidents while incarcerated. In May 2015, Shmurda took part in a brawl that included members from the Bloods and Crips street gangs. In November 2016, Shmurda was involved in a brawl between several inmates that led to him losing phone privileges for an unnamed period of time and being subject to solitary confinement for a month. In 2017, he was moved to Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, to finish his sentence in protective custody. Images of Shmurda while incarcerated surfaced online after three years served of the five-year sentence. Release A hearing in the week of August 18, 2020 denied Shmurda parole. Shmurda's conditional release date was set to December 11, 2020, after serving his full sentence, by his parole board. However, after a review by the Department of Corrections, Shmurda's credit for good institutional behavior was restored, qualifying him for conditional release on February 23, 2021, with the rest of his sentence to be served on parole. Shmurda was released on February 23, 2021 under supervision by fellow community members in Kings County, New York. He will be under parole until the end of his full sentence on February 23, 2026. Rapper Quavo picked up Shmurda from prison on February 23, 2021, after stating in an interview with Billboard that he was "...personally (gonna go) pick up Bobby Shmurda." Discography Mixtapes Extended plays Singles As lead artist As featured artist Guest appearances Notes References 1994 births Living people 21st-century African-American musicians 21st-century criminals 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers American male criminals American musicians of Jamaican descent American prisoners and detainees American rappers of Jamaican descent Criminals from Brooklyn Criminals from New York City Crips East Coast hip hop musicians Epic Records artists Drill musicians Gangsta rappers People from Flatbush, Brooklyn Prisoners and detainees of New York (state) Rappers from Brooklyn Rappers from New York City