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Lawyers for T.I. — who was sentenced in March to a 366-day prison term after pleading guilty to federal weapons charges — have filed an appeal requesting that the rapper be allowed to remain free as he attempts to secure a transfer to a minimum security facility closer to his Atlanta home. T.I. is scheduled to turn himself in on Tuesday to officials at the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex in Arkansas, to begin serving his term. A judge decided to ship the rapper to Arkansas based on a pre-sentencing report characterizing him as having a “serious history of violence.” The appeal contends that prison officials miscalculated T.I.’s criminal past. Trent Reznor is offering the fans the chance of a lifetime on Nine Inch Nails‘ summer tour with Jane’s Addiction, so that another fan can get a second chance at life. In a letter posted to the Nine Inch Nails site, Reznor has issued a call for donations to aid Eric De La Cruz, a Nevada NIN fan who needs a heart transplant. Pay $1,000, and you’ll get to hang with both bands before the show, watch them sound check and watch the concert from the side of the stage. A mere $300 gets you in for sound check and “a handshaking/hug session.”
