Cobb County officers have moved to limit public entry to Young Thug’s jail data, together with his recorded telephone calls, citing issues for the rapper’s security and that of his household.

According to studies circulating this week, the county has banned open-records requests associated to the Atlanta artist’s time behind bars. While requests for such supplies are sometimes out there beneath Georgia’s open-records regulation, authorities now say the choice was made to stop delicate info from being leaked or misused.

The restriction particularly applies to jail calls, a sort of report usually sought by media retailers and authorized observers throughout high-profile circumstances. Jail calls can make clear an inmate’s frame of mind, relationships, and potential authorized methods — however they’ll additionally expose personal particulars in regards to the inmate and their family members.

Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, has been in custody in Cobb County since his 2022 arrest in a sweeping racketeering case involving his YSL collective. His trial, which has stretched on for months, has drawn intense public curiosity and media protection.

So far, officers haven’t publicly launched an in depth authorized clarification for the ban, nor has it been confirmed whether or not the order extends past telephone calls to incorporate different types of data corresponding to emails, visitation logs, or communications along with his authorized workforce.

The resolution raises questions on transparency, press freedom, and the steadiness between public entry and private security. Critics might even see the transfer as an uncommon step that limits oversight in a case already beneath shut scrutiny, whereas supporters argue that it’s a vital measure to guard the well-being of the rapper and people near him.

As of now, no lawsuits or authorized challenges to Cobb County’s restriction have been reported, however the transfer is more likely to spark debate inside each authorized circles and the hip-hop neighborhood.