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Jay-Z and Team Roc say federal prosecutors are coming up with petty reasons to keep Valon Vailes locked up. Attorney Alex Spiro said Vailes has been denied compassionate release because snuck leftover chicken from the mess hall to his cell.

Jay-Z files plea for compassionate release of Valon Vailes from prison over marijuana conviction. Vailes was sentenced to 20 years in jail back in 2007.