Music mogul JAY-Z , Meek Mill , New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and more are uniting for a major change. The high-profile celebs have united to push for nationwide reform on the criminal justice system.
After mounted speculation, news started going viral Wednesday (January 23) about everyone’s involvement with the launch of a new organization called REFORM.
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At REFORM, we #FightDifferent. Our collective disgust with the current state of the American criminal justice system is creating a powerful, growing alliance that spans different backgrounds, industries and political beliefs. We are bringing together leaders in business, government, entertainment, sports, technology, art, and culture to give voice to the voiceless. We won’t stop until we’ve changed the laws, policies, and practices that perpetuate the horrific injustice we’re seeing in America. The Alliance started with the unjust re-imprisonment of recording artist @MeekMill due to minor technical probation violations. The shocking two-to-four year sentence Meek received in November 2017 spurred the international #FreeMeek movement, which led to his release on bail in April 2018. Although Meek had the resources and public platform to fight his case, he and the other founders recognized Meek’s case is only one of millions – and that the vast majority of people trapped in the system don’t have the resources to fight back. After Meek’s release, we joined forces and committed to changing mass supervision laws (probation and parole policies) that will have the greatest impact on the largest number of people. 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 and minds.
A post shared by REFORM Alliance (@reform) on Jan 23, 2019 at 10:13am PST
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A few hours ago, Meek hinted at plans about launching the new criminal justice reform organization.
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