Jay-Z Pens An Op-ED for ‘The New York Times’ Regarding Meek Mill & Probation Reform

Jay-Z has always been the type to stand for what he believes in. From executive producing the 6-mini docuseries on Kalief Browder to writing his first Op-Ed about white privilege, the New York music mogul/entrepreneur knows how to make uncomfortable topics a conversation.

This past Friday (Nov. 17), Jay-Z wrote second Op-Ed for The New York Times. In his latest article titled The Criminal Justice System Stalks Black People Like Meek Mill, HOV touched on Judge Genece E. Brinkley’s unjust sentence on the Philly rapper, people in the system being punished every day, and the severe nature of Meek Mill’s probation.

What’s happening to Meek Mill is just one example of how our criminal justice system entraps and harasses hundreds of thousands of black people every day. I saw this up close when I was growing up in Brooklyn during the 1970s and 1980s. Instead of a second chance, probation ends up being a land mine, with a random misstep bringing consequences greater than the crime. A person on probation can end up in jail over a technical violation like missing a curfew.

Read the rest of Jay-Z’s article here.