On April 22 the Tennessee Board of Parole recommended a pardon for Jelly Roll. The final decision belongs to Tennessee Gov.

On April 22, 2025, the Tennessee Board of Parole recommended a pardon for Jelly Roll, the final decision belongs to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.

Jason Deford, better known as the artist Jelly Roll, is close to having a full pardon from his criminal past thanks to the ...

Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, has amassed a large fortune in the music world. "I got baptized in here some 20 years ago and ...

Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, is on the road in support of his latest album, Ballads of the Broken, through December. Sarah Michaud is the senior news editor of PEOPLE's music vertical.

A Tennessee parole board recommended that the Grammy-nominated musician Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, have his ...

Before becoming a country star, the 40-year-old, whose real name is Jason DeFord, was in and out of jail during a turbulent youth that saw him rack up about 40 arrests. His crimes included an ...

A Tennessee parole board recommended Jelly Roll receive pardons for his past prison convictions, finding him to have ...

whose real name is Jason DeFord. "This was incredible. I pray this goes through. But today was special for me, regardless," DeFord wrote in a press statement. One board member recused themselves ...