DETROIT Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be released early because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced. The bureau reviewed Kilpatricks request for home confinement, and it was denied, officials said. Kilpatrick will remain incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution-I in Oakdale, Louisiana, according to authorities.

DETROIT Last week, family members and supporters of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick were certain he would be released from federal prison next month. Kilpatrick will not be released from prison early because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced. Multiple sources close to the Kilpatrick family said the Department of Justice was on board with considering a compassionate release. Those in Kilpatricks inner circle believed he would get out to begin home confinement, likely at his sisters home in Atlanta. PREVIOUS: Mayor Mike Duggan, other Detroiters react to news of possible Kwame Kilpatrick releaseThe Kilpatrick family asked for his release because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

DETROIT High profile inmates like Paul Manafort and Micahel Cohen have been released from prison due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) -- and we might be adding former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to that list. READ: Mayor Mike Duggan, other Detroiters react to news of possible Kwame Kilpatrick releaseKilpatricks family members said theyve been told by the federal government that he will be headed for home confinement. The home confinement approval for former Mayor Kilpatrick really is a streak of good news after hearing so much bad news. Its something thats been a collective effort being worked on by so many people,"MORE: Family believes former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison next monthKilpatrick, his family and supporters have lobbied President Donald Trump in February -- including state Representative Sherry Gay Dagnogo hand delivering a clemency request to the president personally. If he is granted release from prison that doesnt mean hell be walking around free.

DETROIT Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been put in a 21-day quarantine at the Oakdale Federal Detention Center, and family members believe he will be released in June. In February, Kilpatricks family and a consortium of politicians, religious leaders and business leaders lobbied President Donald Trump for a commutation of his sentence. More recently, the Kilpatrick family has been asking for his release because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Kilpatrick has been sending regular emails to his family about the conditions in prison and the possibility of a release. Last night, reports began to surface that Kilpatricks release was imminent because of the coronavirus.

DETROIT There are reports that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will soon be granted compassionate release from federal prison in Louisiana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ: Family believes former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison next monthThat particular prison has been hit hard by coronavirus and sources confirm to Local 4 that Kilpatrick is currently in quarantine there. The Federal Bureau of Prisons will only confirm Kilpatrick remains in custody but will not reveal information about a possible release. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan reacted to the news on Friday. Devastated countless people, countless families, countless businesse -- he committed an awful lot of crimes.

Reports started surfacing Thursday night that a Kilpatrick release from federal prison was imminent, not the original commutation of the sentence from Trump. Multiple sources close to the Kilpatrick family have confirmed that the Department of Justice was on board with considering a compassionate release. On Friday morning, an email was sent out from the Ebony Foundation, congratulating Kilpatrick on his release from federal prison. If Kilpatrick is given a compassionate release, he would go through a period of home confinement, and then supervised release. He was eventually moved to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, and then again to Oakdale FCI.