Big Meech was one of the leaders (along with his brother Terry Lee “Southwest Tee” Flenory) of the “Black Mafia Family” group — an enormous drug trafficking organization that was active between the 1980s and mid-2000s. In the midst of this, they operated a rap label that popularized artists like Jeezy and Bleu Davinci.

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, the infamous co-founder of the Black Mafia Family criminal enterprise, is close to becoming a free man following his release from federal prison.

A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson tells me Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory was transferred yesterday from FCI Coleman Low to community confinement (home confinement or halfway house). Flenory has a projected release date of Jan. 27, 2026

After two decades, Big Meech, founder of BMF, has been released from prison. Explore the circumstances of his release and his plans for the future.

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, co-founder of the infamous Black Mafia Family, has been released from federal prison. Flenory, 56, was transferred to a halfway house in Florida, TMZ reported Wednesday. He was released Tuesday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

LeBron James shouts out Big Meech after early prison release Big Meech, the notorious founder of the Black Mafia Family, has officially been released from prison. After nearly two decades behind bars,

LeBron James sparked controversy on social media by celebrating the prison release of Black Mafia Family co-founder Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory. “Welcome home Big Meech!!” James wrote on Oct. 17 on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Demetrius Flenory, 56, was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison following his 2008 conviction for drug trafficking and money laundering.