Black Mafia Family Co-Founder Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory Gets Early Release from Prison

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, co-founder of the infamous Black Mafia Family (BMF), has been released from federal prison and transferred to a halfway house in Miami. Flenory, who was originally ordered in 2008 to serve a 30-year sentence, was jailed in 2005 and had several years shaved off his sentence throughout his incarceration. Social media went into a frenzy when it was originally reported that the Detroiter was no longer being held in a federal prison, but details about his transfer were unknown until late Wednesday evening when his legal team released a statement. According to reports, he is in Florida under supervision restrictions for the next five years. Prison records now list Flenory as “Not in BOP custody,” marking a sudden shift in the high-profile case that initially landed him behind bars for drug trafficking and money laundering. Meech was incarcerated on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering of over $270 million for running a drug enterprise, but has since reportedly actively been pursuing rehabilitation efforts, including earning his GED and staying free of disciplinary infractions while incarcerated and also mentoring younger inmates. Flenory, now 56, was set to remain incarcerated until 2031, but in 2020, a...