Kilpatrick Sharing Cell With Convicted Killer
JACKSON (WWJ/AP) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is sharing a prison cell with a convicted killer.
Prison spokesman Russ Marlan won't reveal the inmate's name but says he's served 10 years of a minimum 23-year sentence for second-degree murder.
Kilpatrick is locked up for violating probation in a 2008 criminal case. He was transferred Wednesday to a state prison in Jackson County from a federal prison so he can start the parole process. In a separate case, the former mayor is awaiting trial on a variety of federal corruption charges.
Now that Kilpatrick is back in state custody, Marlan said the Corrections Department will investigate an allegation that he touched his wife's breast during a prison visit last year.
WWJ and Fox Two Legal Analyst Charlie Langton said it could be considered misconduct.
"Prisoners have a certain code of conduct that they have to adhear to, and one of them is there's no touching allowed -- that's just one of the rules. And, the issue is, if you presume the know the rules and if you viloate the rules, no matter what rule it is, it could have an effect on a possible parole," explained Langton.
Langton said he does think it's unlikely a parole board will be swayed by the alleged incident.
Officials plan to look at video.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
