Meek Mill bails out 20 women from Philly prison so they can reunite with their families for Christmas
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: Rapper Meek Mill has posted bail for more than two dozen women detained in a Philadelphia prison. the 35-year-old rapper paid bail for 20 incarcerated women, allowing them to come home for Christmas when they otherwise wouldn't have been able to. The Philly-born rapper said, "It was devastating for me to be away from my son during the holidays when I was incarcerated."
In an emotional reunion before the holidays, the children and other family members of the inmates reunited at the Riverside Correction Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where 20 female inmates had posted their bail. Mill not only released the women, but gave each of them a voucher to buy food or gifts, according to the Daily Mail.
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After serving time in prison twice and having additional run-ins with the law, Mill founded the REFORM Alliance, which seeks to change the probation and parole regulations in the US. On Saturday, December 24 morning, Mill posted a picture from REFORM to his Instagram story, showing one of the women being hugged by a close friend or family member after realeading. "They had me locked up somewhere far away from familyyyyyyyyyy," wrote Mill. "Blessings."
In 2008, Mill was found guilty of second-degree possession of a loaded weapon by a convicted felon as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. A Philadelphia County Superior Court sentenced him to eight years of probation and 11 to 23 months in jail. Under a five-year probation arrangement, he was freed from custody after seven months in early 2009. For breaking his parole, he received a prison sentence in 2017 once more. He completed five months of incarceration at a different Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility. After serving time in prison and having numerous run-ins with the law over the years, Mill founded the REFORM Alliance with other well-known figures like Jay-Z and Robert Kraft. The organization's mission is to "transform probation and parole by changing laws, systems, and culture to create real pathways to work and wellbeing."
To date, the organization has succeeded in passing 16 measures in ten states under the pretense of promoting "stable communities, stronger families, and greater public safety for all." More than 50 kids whose lives have been damaged by the criminal justice system were given access to a variety of special activities as part of REFORM's annual Season of Giving. Some socialized with Mill and players from the Philadelphia Eagles, such as Darius Slay, Avonte Maddox, and Dallas Goedert. Others received VIP suite box tickets to a 76ers game where they could wear their new Philadelphia attire.