DETROIT – Kwame Kilpatrick is out of prison and in the hospital for knee surgery.
The Local 4 Defenders have learned the ex-Detroit mayor is getting knee surgery after slipping on his way to prison. He has been waiting for a donated tendon for the procedure.
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Kilpatrick says he is fearful about having to rehabilitate the knee while behind bars. He has asked a judge to allow him out on bond, but has been denied more than once.
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So, he will return to prison after the surgery where he will wait to be sentenced on federal corruption charges.