DETROIT There are reports that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will soon be granted compassionate release from federal prison in Louisiana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ: Family believes former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be released from prison next monthThat particular prison has been hit hard by coronavirus and sources confirm to Local 4 that Kilpatrick is currently in quarantine there. The Federal Bureau of Prisons will only confirm Kilpatrick remains in custody but will not reveal information about a possible release. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan reacted to the news on Friday. Devastated countless people, countless families, countless businesse -- he committed an awful lot of crimes.