CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave up his life-sized Elvis Presley statue when he went to prison in 2012, but not his love for the King.
Blagojevich’s attorney says in court documents arguing for a reduction in his 14-year sentence that he has studied guitar and formed a band named after one of Elvis’s biggest hits: “Jailhouse Rock.”
Attorney Leonard Goodman says Blagojevich and another inmate have performed as “The Jailhouse Rockers” at times.
Goodman also says Blagojevich has been anything but a hound dog while serving time for corruption convictions, tutoring inmates studying for their GED, teaching history and providing job interview
counseling for soon-to-be-released inmates.
Under his current sentence, Blagojevich cannot be released until early 2024 at the earliest.
