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Posted on 2009-03-27 03:00:12
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'T.I.'s Road to Redemption: The Reckoning' will air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.By Jayson Rodriguez and Jocelyn Vena

T.I. in "T.I.'s Road To Redemption"Photo: MTV

On Friday, T.I. will appear in an Atlanta court to be sentenced for felony weapons charges. The rapper, who was arrested in 2007 after trying to illegally purchase firearms, had previously worked out a plea deal that significantly cut down his jail time.

T.I. — who will discuss how he feels about his upcoming jail time on "T.I.'s Road to Redemption: The Reckoning," airing Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on MTV — made a plea deal last March that suggested if he completed 1,000 hours of community service before sentencing, paid a $100,000 fine and agreed to complete another 500 hours of community service after his time behind bars, he would be sentenced to a year and a day in prison.

The sentence is notable, according to legal experts, because of the specific length. If T.I. were to be sentenced to one year in prison, for example, he would be required to complete the entire sentence. The sentence of one year and one day could allow T.I. to be released earlier for good behavior, if warranted.

The trouble started for T.I. on October 14, 2007, on the eve of the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, when T.I. was arrested after attempting toillegally purchase weapons and a search of his home turned up even more firearms. According to a Vibe cover story, T.I. will report to jail within a 30- to 60-day time frame. What allowed T.I. to strike his unique deal in the first place was a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in January 2005 that said federal sentencing guidelines were suggested and not mandatory.

T.I. addressed the upcoming jail sentence during the series finale of "T.I.'s Road to Redemption," which aired Tuesday. In 2008, he said he'll use his time behind to bars to make a post-jail plan.

"Presumably, while I'm there, I'll be able to strategize my comeback," Tip said. "All those days will be spent speaking to people who are interested in being in the T.I. business. Preparing myself for the days those doors open, when I put my feet back on the ground of the free world. It's just months of planning. It's just a long time to roll the project out. I ain't gonna just be sitting still doing nothing. The wheels will be turning, just the car ain't going nowhere."

Don't miss "T.I.'s Road to Redemption: The Reckoning," airing Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.

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