In November last year, Mill was sentenced to a minimum of two years in prison for violating a parole related to a 2008 gun and drug conviction. He was released on bail ten days ago after serving five months at a Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Montgomery County.
Mill said, “I actually know the errors of the criminal justice system personally because I’ve been tangled in the system since 18 years old.” He spent time with men and women and watched their families torn apart because of drug addiction, mental illness and technical violations.
He added, I actually made a commitment to speaking for the voiceless.” Furthermore, he said,“I’m greatly encouraged by the Governor’s commitment to ensuring a fair sentencing process and ultimately ending the unjust cycle of incarceration in our state.”
Meanwhile, Rubin said fixing the state’s criminal justice system is personal for him. According to him, the system “cost my friend Meek Mill six months of his life.” Reforms are also “extremely important” to ensure that people shouldn’t go back to prison for technical probation violations.
