Meek Mill REFORM Alliance Probation Parole Reform Podcast
Summary
The ABA Criminal Justice Section published a podcast discussion with REFORM Alliance leadership during Second Chance Month. Jessica Jackson, CEO, and Erin Haney, Chief Policy Officer, discuss the organization's mission to reform probation and parole systems. The organization was founded by Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill and Jay-Z following Mill's 2017 sentence for technical parole violations, which catalyzed broader criminal justice reform advocacy.
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The ABA published a podcast featuring leadership of the REFORM Alliance, a justice reform organization founded by rapper Meek Mill and Jay-Z. The discussion covers the organization's advocacy for probation and parole reform.
For legal professionals and criminal justice practitioners, this content provides background on a prominent reform organization and its policy priorities, though it does not create any compliance obligations or regulatory changes.
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This being “Second Chance Month,” it’s a perfect time to share our discussion with Jessica Jackson and Erin Haney—respectively, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Policy Officer of the REFORM Alliance, the justice initiative founded by Philadelphia-born and Grammy-nominated rapper Meek Mill and others.
When Mill was sentenced, in November 2017, to a term of two to four years in prison for technical parole violations, the sentence was a catalyst for the criminal justice reform movement. In January 2019, Mill and fellow rapper Jay-Z together formed REFORM, following Mill’s release. Mill and Jay-Z were joined by a group of philanthropists and activists, several of whom, including Boston Patriots owner Robert Kraft, sit on REFORM’s Board of Directors.
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Justin Danilewitz
Justin C. Danilewitz is a Partner and Chair of Saul Ewing LLP’s White Collar & Government Enforcement Practice. He leverages his background as a former federal prosecutor to defend companies and individuals in complex...
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Geonard Flay Butler II
Geonard Butler is a seasoned prosecutor, legal analyst, and media creator whose career spans state and federal courtrooms, public institutions, and national legal platforms. He currently serves as an Assistant State’s...
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