▁On ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁while ▁serving ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁prison , ▁Hern ande z ▁requested ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁prison ▁sentence ▁at ▁home ▁stating ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁contract ing ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁virus ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁pre - ex isting ▁ast h ma ▁condition . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁obtained ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁judge ▁from ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁Geoff rey ▁B erman ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁does ▁not ▁object ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Hern ande z ▁early ▁on ▁home ▁conf in ement . ▁On ▁Th urs day , ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 6 ix 9 ine ' s ▁lawyer , ▁Da wn ▁Flor io , ▁confirmed ▁with   XX L   mag azine ▁that ▁the ▁court ▁decided ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁ra pper ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁prison ▁and ▁into ▁home ▁conf in ement . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁set ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Char itable ▁work ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hern ande z ▁visited ▁students ▁at ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Bush wick ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁don ation . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hern ande z ▁visited ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁music ▁video . ▁While ▁there , ▁Hern ande z ▁handed ▁out ▁$ 1 0 0   b ills ▁to ▁residents ▁in