Jeremy Meeks, who earned the nickname the \u201cHot Felon\u201d after his mugshot went viral in 2014, has recently spoken out about his internet fame on the Inside True Crime<\/em><\/a> podcast. While in prison, he claims he was receiving about three-hundred letters per day filled with naked photos and money orders. However, some people would show up in person to try to meet him, which made his sentence much harder.<\/p>\n Meeks only had a limited number of visitor passes per week. Unfortunately, this meant that his family had trouble gaining access to him because random fans would appear and take up the spots.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Meeks explained that he would see strangers through the glass and tell the correctional officers<\/a> he didn\u2019t know them and didn\u2019t want to speak with them, but they still counted those instances toward his two visits for the week.<\/p>\n \u201cThey’re like, \u2018Well, I’m still taking your visit. You can deny it, but I’m still going to take your visit for the week,’\u201d he said. \u201cSo now my family can’t come because I got f**kingrandom people coming to see me and it was so frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time, his son was young, so he told multiple people who kept visiting the prison: \u201cMy son is five years old and he doesn’t understand why I’m not home and he needs to see me. I\u2019m just going to ask that you please don’t come back.\u201d<\/p>\n Meeks served 13 months for felony gun possession. At the time, he was thirty years old. When the Stockton Police Department posted his now famous mugshot to their Facebook page to raise awareness of the crime, 21,000 likes and comments started pouring in, dubbing him the Hot Felon.<\/p>\n Meeks was released in 2016. Since then, he has written an autobiography called Model Citizen<\/em>. In it, he speaks about his prison sentence and his battles with poverty and race.<\/p>\n <\/a> Lance Gross, Rocsi Diaz, & Jeremy Meeks Featured in New ‘Dutch III’ Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Jeremy ‘Prison Bae’ Meeks Says He’s Been Celibate for Almost 3 Years: ‘I’m Not Being Distracted’<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Streamer Found Guilty of Murder After Using Fake GTA Livestream as Alibi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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