Tems claimed that the only things in her little prison cell were a floor, a few blankets, and some Kleenex. For two arduous days, she was cut off from the outer world and oblivious to her surroundings.
Tems recently talked about her horrifying arrest and incarceration in a small Ugandan prison room. I was Continue Reading...
She spoke with Angie Martinez in an interview about her experience. At first, thinking it was a joke when she was carried up from her hotel, the reality dawned on her when she was dressed in a filthy, odorous jail uniform. She was worried that she might not make it.
Tems claimed that the only things in her little prison cell were a floor, a few blankets, and some Kleenex. For two long, tiring days, she was cut off from the outside world and had no idea where she was. She even thought that helping others would be one of the purposes of her jail ministry.
She started crying as soon as she saw her uniform, which smelled awful. She hoped, but she had no idea if or when she would be freed.
She formed bonds with other female inmates, many of whom were detained for insignificant offenses, some of which were the result of prison officer misconduct.
“I thought I wasn’t gonna come out. I thought I was seeing it for a reason like maybe I was meant to help the people. I was settling in because I adapted real quick and as I was walking in I started to cry because they gave me my uniform and it stunk because they don’t wash it. It was a small room and there was nothing, there’s just the floor they give you blankets and tissues and you’re just on the floor, no bed and I did it for two days. I didn’t even know I was going to get out, I didn’t have any ears on the ground nobody told me anything. Outside everyone was like ‘free Tems, free Omah lay but inside I was just hopeful, waiting.”
Tems stated that there were severe regulations in the women's prison, such as having to kneel when addressing officials and only being fed once a day. She made the decision to only consume water while she was there, forgoing any food.
Following a performance in Uganda on December 12, 2020, Tems and another artist were accused of breaking COVID-19 regulations, which led to this incident. Riley's Entertainment News gives a thorough description of this upsetting event.
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