Prosecutors defend decision to place R Kelly under suicide watch

Attorneys for the Brooklyn detention center where the singer is being held say he matches the criteria to be put under supervision

Government prosecutors have defended a decision to place the disgraced R&B singer R Kelly under suicide watch following his sentencing to 30 years in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering charges last week.

In documents filed over the weekend in response to a lawsuit that claimed Kelly, 55, was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment even though he was not suicidal", attorneys for the Brooklyn detention center where the singer is being held said he matched the criteria to be put under supervision.