Meek Mill Reflects On The 5th Anniversary Of The Prison Sentence That Changed His Life

CBS Philadelphia

May 10, 2023

It's been five years since Meek Mill was released from prison after a sentence for a probation violation that sparked controversy and spurred the #FreeMeekMill movement.

Since then, the recording artist behind hits like "All Eyes on You" has dedicated his life to reforming laws around probation and parole, with the launch of the REFORM Alliance. Mill co-founded the group in 2018 with Jay-Z, Michael Rubin and Van Jones. They have since passed 16 bills in 10 states around probation and parole laws, according to the organization.

"Not committing a [violent] crime still led me to prison being locked in a small room 23 hours a day, being locked up with murderers and eating junk food, sleeping on concrete," Mill told CNN in a recent interview. "You know, that was a lot. I try to see past it and not to dwell on things like that, not bitter about it because it is my life and what brought me to who I am today."

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