Reform Alliance
It’s been about five months since Meek Mill was released from prison, in what many called an unfair and ridiculous use of our justice system. After popping wheelies on a city street, Meek was arrested for a probation violation. The judge, who was accused of having a personal vendetta against Meek, sentence him to two-four years, for a 10-year-old drug/gun violation. After fans, celebrities, and politicians starting speaking out against the extreme sentencing for a “wheely”, Meek was finally released. Since then, Meek Mill has vowed to fight against a system that has unfairly and systematically imprisoned citizens, especially young black men, for centuries. To aid in his fight, Meek Mill, along with help from his mentor Jay Z, have created an organization called Reform Alliance.
31-year-old Meek, rap legend Jay Z, Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft alongside other activists joined Meek this week for the launch of Reform Alliance. The organization has one simple, yet big goal; to take its $50 million budget, and reduce the number of incarcerated Americans by 1 million within 5 years.
According to the Alliance Twitter feed, the mission is clear:
“The mission of the REFORM Alliance is to dramatically reduce the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system – starting with probation and parole. To win, we will leverage our considerable resources to change laws, policies, hearts & minds.”
Check out these real-life stories of men and women, and what they have suffered within the American prison system, then go and support the Reform Alliance.
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