National advocacy organization focused on transforming probation and parole by changing laws, systems, and culture.
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Imagine waiting 20 years to honor your parents, only for the system to say no. 💔
Charles "Duke" Tanner and his brothers faced this heartbreaking reality when supervised release blocked them from spreading their parents' ashes together.
Everyone deserves the space to grieve and say goodbye. Our justice system should uplift families, not tear them apart during moments of profound loss. It's time for a change that prioritizes healing and human dignity.
Ready to help build a system that puts families first? Become a REFORMer today. tr.ee/jxRTUvC3u6
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This is #RayshardBrooks, in his own words.
In this heartbreaking interview filmed just four months ago, Brooks speaks about the agony of being trapped in a prison reentry and probation system that won’t let him get back on his feet.
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BREAKING: Philadelphia's District Attorney has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Superior Court requesting a new trial with a new judge for @MeekMill
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After an 11 year-long battle with the criminal justice system, @MeekMill tells a story that encapsulates the true hardships of millions trapped in an unjust system. Watch the new explosive #FreeMeek docuseries out now on @PrimeVideo.
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We spoke with more than 20 people about what they’re looking forward to when this pandemic is all over. Turns out, we all want the same things. Watch until the end #AnswerTheirCall
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He released an extended version of his single “A Lot” which speaks about immigration injustice; “Been through some things so I can't imagine my kids stuck at the border.”
This is no coincidence. #FREE21SAVAGE #REFORM #FightDifferent
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"Reform means to me personally, I think, change... just viewing things very different than from the way it has always been viewed. Like I used to sit in jail and I always used to ask crazy questions... who the hell made these rules up?" - @MeekMill
#FightDifferent #REFORM
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His killing at the hands of Atlanta police highlights the need for police reform. But it demonstrates something else that is equally urgent, though rarely discussed: America’s desperate need to overhaul our probation system.
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The REFORM Alliance launched exactly 2 years ago today— after the unjust re-imprisonment of Meek Mill spurred the international #FreeMeek movement. After Meek’s release, we joined forces to help millions of others who are also trapped in the broken system of parole and probation.
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"I'm one of the lucky ones, we have people who don’t have a voice. I’m here to speak on behalf of those people who don’t have a voice" -@MeekMill #FightDifferent #REFORM
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.@REFORM Co-Chair @MeekMill is getting a new hearing in front of a new court. It's time to have this injustice rectified once and for all.
#BREAKING: Philadelphia rapper @MeekMill has been granted a new hearing in front of a new court, a milestone his legal team has been pursuing for years. on.nbc10.com/XYNGRhe
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Who knows what Brooks could have become, with the right support and better systems? His death represents a double-tragedy that spotlights twin failures in our criminal justice system.
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#BillsBillsBills 💸 Episode 3 is here! @kimkardashian chats with @jessicajackson & @edyhaney about REFORM's major victory in California this week that will transform probation and parole in the state. Plus, Kim talks about her experience fighting for criminal justice reform 👊
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For millions of Americans on parole and probation, everyday life can be treated like a crime. Follow @reform to join the movement, change the system and GIVE LIFE BACK to families and communities. reformalliance.com/givelifeb…
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#Meekmill has made a heartwarming holiday gesture by paying the bail of women currently incarcerated in Philadelphia.
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At REFORM, we #FightDifferent. Our collective disgust with the current state of the American criminal justice system is creating a powerful, growing alliance that spans different backgrounds, industries and political beliefs.
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It's amazing what can happen when people with platforms like @KimKardashian commit to changing the broken justice system. Thank you for your dedication to the cause. @VanJones68 #VanJonesShow #REFORM #FightDifferent
“The people sitting behind bars do not care who the president is. They just want that relief,” Kim Kardashian West says about critics of her working with the Trump administration.
Tune in for more on “The Van Jones Show” with @VanJones68 at 7 p.m. ET. cnn.it/2XxRbjb
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WE JUST DONATED 100k MASKS TO PEOPLE BEHIND BARS 🙌🏾 that includes 50k to #Rikers, 40k to @TNTDOC1, and 5k to #ParchmanPrison.
THANK YOU to our friend @ShakaSenghor for leading this charge. We need to protect vulnerable people behind bars & GET THEM OUT! p2a.co/lNa9GzG
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BREAKING: GRACE IS GOING HOME! The Michigan Court of Appeals just ordered her immediate release! 🙌
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who signed our petition and raised their voices with us. That's how we #fightdifferent 👊
Grace, a teen with ADHD, is locked up because she couldn’t finish her homework. A judge ruled that she violated her probation.
Being a student during a pandemic is hard enough—probation shouldn’t make it even tougher. SIGN OUR PETITION: p2a.co/SvcCWOg #reformprobation
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Releasing tomorrow - 100% of @puma’s Clyde Court #REFORM net proceeds will go towards reforming criminal injustice in America. #FightDifferent
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As our nation goes through a Great Awakening regarding racial justice, let us transform policing, prisons and probation — all at the same time.
#JusticeForRayshardBrooks
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Since forming in 2019, we've celebrated historic victories across the country!
Now we want you to own a piece of history courtesy of @MeekMill himself!
Join @reform and enter to win:
propeller.la/meekmill?utm_so…
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🏆 @PUMAhoops just restocked the Clyde Court #REFORM - 100% of proceeds go towards our alliance and mission to repair the broken criminal justice system.
Get them here: PUMA.com/MeekMill
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🚨 This is horrifying. More than 1800 people at an Ohio prison — 73% of the prison's population! — have tested positive for #COVID19.
We need to take urgent action TODAY #NoPrisonPandemic dispatch.com/news/20200419/c…
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We applaud the generosity of @REFORM co-chairs @MichaelGRubin, @MeekMill, Clara Wu Tsai & Robert Kraft. What a gift to these kids whose parents have been incarcerated for technical violations. #FightDifferent #PAProbation @djkhaled
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The heinous treatment of our friends and family members at MDC Brooklyn Detention Center is inhumane and must be stopped immediately. We will not rest until this is corrected. #REFORM #FightDifferent
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Mayor de Blasio said waving the fee for the city’s more than 8,000 inmates will keep them better connected to family and friends. #REFORM wsj.com/articles/new-york-ci…
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🏆 @PUMA’s Clyde Court #Reform just dropped.
100% of net proceeds will go to @REFORM. #FightDifferent
Purchase here: meekmill.co/reformclyde
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URGENT: We shouldn't have to say this. But 'Grace,' a 15-year-old girl in Michigan, was locked up for not finishing her homework. A judge ruled that the teen, who has ADHD, violated her probation.
✍️ SIGN OUR PETITION telling Michigan to #reformprobation p2a.co/SvcCWOg
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A 15-year-old on probation has been incarcerated for more than a month for not doing her online schoolwork. During a PANDEMIC!
This is absolutely ridiculous and absolutely dangerous. We need to #reformprobation! propublica.org/article/a-tee…
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OUR MASKS ON THEIR WAY! Thanks to a generous $10M donation from @jack, we’re sending MILLIONS of masks to jails & prisons across the country that need them. More than 1M have already been delivered 🙏🏾
You can track them here: bit.ly/ReformMaskTracker #COVID19
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Check out @MeekMill on Laura Arnold of @Arnold_Ventures Deep Dive podcast — Meek talks about his journey through probation and parole in America and co-founding Reform. Great listen, @LauraArnoldFdn.
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Grace, a teen with ADHD, is locked up because she couldn’t finish her homework. A judge ruled that she violated her probation.
Being a student during a pandemic is hard enough—probation shouldn’t make it even tougher. SIGN OUR PETITION: p2a.co/SvcCWOg #reformprobation
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“We're all prisoners to this because until everyone's free, no one's free.” — Jay-Z.
This is why we #fightdifferent 👊.
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MAJOR REFORM VICTORY! California enacts #AB1950.
This bill will help put hundreds of thousands of Californians on probation in positions to succeed and exit the criminal justice system for good. Thank you @GavinNewsom!
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Follow @REFORM and our founders for live coverage of today’s announcement, which will explain our mission and how you can join us to #FightDifferent. #REFORM
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A majority of the 745k people held in local jails can still vote because they're either awaiting trial or have been convicted of misdemeanors.
Check the laws in your state and register to vote on Nov. 3! themarshallproject.org/2020/…
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Congratulations, Sanford J. 👏 Sanford is voting for the first time in Florida after being incarcerated for more than 21 years! #SecondChanceVoters #VOTE🗳
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Want to save lives, stop the spread of #COVID19, and save money? Reform probation.
Fortunately, #AB1950 does all that—and makes California SAFER! @asmkamlagerdove @vanjones68 ocregister.com/2020/09/05/wa…
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This is extremely disturbing. Vulnerable people behind bars should not be exploited like this—especially during a pandemic.
📍NEW: Chilling video of El Paso jail inmates hired to move bodies of #COVID19 deceased patients into mobile overflow morgues. Inmates wear full PPEs & paid $2/hour. They’ve been doing this tough work since Monday, before El Paso increased to 10 mobile morgues. I cry for El Paso.
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MAJOR REFORM VICTORY!
California just signed the most transformative & ambitious probation bill into law!
#AB1950 will ....
•Decrease prison populations
•Make communities safer
•Save money
This is how we #fightdifferent at @REFORM 👊
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There are 4M people on probation or parole.
Every 5 mins, one of them is sent back to prison for technical violations.
This system is more of a barrier to success than a pathway to stability.
That's why we work for @REFORM.
TY @michaelrubin @MeekMill
CBS Mornings
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We need to #FightDifferent. Sign this petition if you agree that public officials should take simple, safe steps to protect incarcerated people from the #coronavirus.
p2a.co/BMoJYaF
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"During a pandemic, issues of criminal justice reform are not partisan matters. To help curb the virus, we must immediately stop arresting and jailing people for nonviolent offenses." #NoPrisonPandemic nytimes.com/2020/07/02/opini…
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"While we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us. This is the era of just redemption." — @TheAmandaGorman
Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, called for Americans to "leave behind a country better than the one we were left" and unify together as she spoke at President Joe Biden's inauguration. cnn.it/3pftFG5
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Join the alliance to help #REFORM our broken justice system. Additional information coming soon. #FightDifferent
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Congratulations @FAMMFoundation! There are still 4,000 more people to bring home. #KeepThemHome
‼️ #BREAKING ‼️ GWEN LEVI IS COMING HOME. The judge has ordered her compassionate release. IMMEDIATE!!!
Folks, the fight is NOT OVER. Let's get the other 4,000 home permanently.
#KeepThemHome
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REFORM is proud of our board chairs for helping the kids of parents who are caught in the justice system. #FightDifferent
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"There are millions of people who are trapped in a revolving door going back into the prison... They are being pulled away from their kids, pulled away from their jobs in a locked up in America, and it is wrong."
- @VanJones68
#FightDifferent #REFORM
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“REFORM Alliance” Follow us to stay up to date on what's happening. #FightDifferent #REFORM
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NYC Job Fair with @teamroc still going strong 💪🏾
RT to spread the word!
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"What we are doing to people in our prison system violates the principle of both parties."
#REFORM CEO @VanJones68 joined NYUJ’s @KhaCumberbatch and @TopekaKSam in Albany, NY yesterday advocating for the urgent need for #REFORM. #Justice4NYers
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"As our country braces itself for the coronavirus, let’s make sure that those in the justice system are protected, too."
REFORM's @VanJones68 & @JessicaJackson outline how elected officials can protect 2.3M Americans behind bars from the coronavirus @CNN bit.ly/CoronavirusPrison
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.@REFORM board members Robert Kraft and
@MeekMill attended a March in Poland Tuesday honoring victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
Click to learn more about the #StandUpJewishHate campaign recently launched by Mr. Kraft.
@StandUp2JewHate
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If we want to stop #COVID19 from spreading in our prisons and communities, then we need to test more and arrest less. @JessicaJackson explains why on a panel w/ @ICWeightlifting and @Puma #NoPrisonPandemic
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The REFORM Alliance board met this week. We're so grateful to be in this fight with such a powerful group of people who care so much. #FightDifferent
@MeekMill @S_C_ @VanJones68 @MichaelGRubin @Arnold_Ventures @bobpilon @JessyMichele
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WE NEED YOUR HELP! California is on the verge of passing THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE probation bill in the country! Let's make sure #AB1950 goes through! All you need to do is:
💻 SEND AN EMAIL already drafted for you here: bitly.com/reformAB1950
👋 TAG 3 FRIENDS IN CALIFORNIA!
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21 Savage, She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is a 26-year-old father of three children born in the US. He's lived in the US since he was 7.
In 2017, he applied for a U visa, yet last week he was arrested by U.S Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
#FREE21SAVAGE #REFORM #FightDifferent
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#RayshardBrooks was far greater than the tragic shooting that ended his life. We should remember him the way he wanted to be remembered: as someone who was fighting hard to get himself on track and be the best man he could be.
Rest in power 💛 #JusticeForRayshardBrooks
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"If you’re incarcerated, you are terrified." — Our CEO @VanJones68 talked about how the coronavirus outbreak threatens more than 2.3 million people incarcerated in the U.S. criminal justice system – and why politicians need to protect the "most vulnerable" populations (📹: CNN)
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Congratulation to REFORM Board member Jay-Z who was recognized by @XXLMag as Humanitarian of the Year for the XXL Awards 2022. We’re honored to have him as a Founding Board Member of the REFORM Alliance. We’re just getting started 💪 bit.ly/3G2CJWi
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A 23-year-old father of two was jailed for two months because he missed his probation officer’s calls. His cell phone service had been turned off when he couldn’t afford to pay his bill.
No one should go to jail because they can’t afford their phone bill! injusticewatch.org/news/2020…
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Did you know if you have any contact with police while on parole you could be thrown back in jail? Even if you’re asking them for help so you can get home by curfew?
We’re fighting to reform the system because it shouldn’t be a crime to ask law enforcement for help.
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Please join us in wishing our board member Jay-Z (@sc) a very Happy Birthday!
Your continuous efforts to champion justice reform have not only elevated our initiatives but have also empowered us to confront challenges head-on.
Your birthday marks not just the passing of another year but the accumulation of shared victories, lessons learned, and milestones achieved. Happiest of Birthdays Mr. Carter!
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New Jersey is one step closer to REFORM!
A bill passed out of committee this week that could give second chances to thousands of people and would save the state money that can instead help formerly incarcerated people get back on the feet.
NJ — let's #reformparole 👊
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If the crime rate is going down, why is the rate of incarceration going up? Find out how the P.A. probation system is trapping people in a vicious cycle below. @PhillyInquirer inquirer.com/news/inq/probat…
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People on parole and probation who commit noncriminal technical violations should not be thrown back into prison and risk infecting themselves – and the prison community – with the coronavirus. We need to protect everyone with smart social distancing policies.
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CALIFORNIA! You can help pass a transformative criminal justice bill with #AB2342. Here's how.
rfrm.us/TakeActionAB2342
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2.7M children have a parent behind bars. For these children, having a parent behind bars can be traumatizing.
As we work to help people in the system succeed, we need to remember to help their children, too #WorldChildrensDay
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We need to support Deana and everyone who has a son behind bars.
Tell your governor to take action now: p2a.co/lNa9GzG
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Every 4 minutes. Every 240 seconds. Somebody's life is completely disrupted and they remain trapped in the vicious cycle of recidivism. Like and share if you think this should change!
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The @CDCgov recommends people wash their hands to prevent the spread of the coronavirus – but in states like Texas, prison officials are denying hand sanitizers from prisoners because of their alcohol content. No one should be punished for trying to prevent sickness.
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In the latest @Complex News Presents, REFORMERS who have first-hand experience of the broken probation system share their stories and explain why the system needs to change. "There are far too many people who have experienced the same thing." bit.ly/2MqJeL5
#ReformPA
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People in prison make as little as $0.16 an hour. It would be cruel to punish them for trying to access potentially life-saving healthcare in the middle of a pandemic. We need to suspend co-pays for their medical visits.
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HOW TO TAKE ACTION:
Live in California?
📱 Visit rfrm.us/TakeActionAB2342 & email your senators NOW.
If you don't live in California,
🗣 RETWEET this post to spread the word.
👩👩👦👦Tag 3 friends who live in CA!
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“If I would have stayed in Los Angeles today, I could have went to prison for 5 years of my life just because of scheduling” - @MeekMill shining a light on what a technical violation is, and how prohibitive it is. #SSAC19 #SocialJusticeSSAC #ANumbersGame
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"A pandemic that breaks out in the prisons is the worst thing imaginable." — @VanJones68 explains how compassionate release for sick, older, and vulnerable people behind bars can prevent a #COVID19 catastrophe — and protect everyone else #NoPrisonPandemic (📹: @TMZ)
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BREAKING: Sean is going home!
Earlier this year, Sean was sentenced to 5 years in prison in Alabama for having medical cannabis and violating his probation. This was an injustice—but justice is finally being served.
Read more here: bit.ly/2SXMS0n
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Our founding partner Clara Wu Tsai and her husband, Joe Tsai, just donated 2.6 million masks, 170,000 goggles, and 2,000 ventilators to NYC to help fight #COVID19 🙌🏼🙌🏽 THANK YOU!
Let's keep protecting our most vulnerable populations #NoPrisonPandemic
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Don't miss REFORM Alliance Partner investor/ philanthropist Robert F. Smith bit.ly/2WT8XgP deliver keynote at Morehouse commencement. Be sure to tune in at 8:45am Eastern morehouse.tv #MorehouseGrad2019 @RFS_Vista
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Thank you @PUMA, @gopuff, and DocuVault for your generous support and @PastorCarlDay and LaTonya Myers for helping us give back this holiday season!
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TOMORROW: @vanjones68 will be speaking with philanthropist & REFORM founding board member @RFS_Vista about his charitable giving for @TandCmag.
Tune in to the summit here: tandcphilanthropy.com #TandCPhilanthropy
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Tweeting live from @MIT Sloan’s Sports Analytics Conference, where #REFORM co-founders @MeekMill and @MichaelGRubin are speaking on criminal justice reform. #SocialJusticeSSAC #SSAC19 #ANumbersGame
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"When people get out of prison or jail, they need help. They need a springboard, not a trapdoor. What we have right now with the present parole and probation system is not a springboard to success – it's a trapdoor to failure."
- @VanJones68
#REFORM #FightDifferent
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Proceeds of the @meekmill lead @PUMA Clyde Court #REFORM shoe will go towards our mission to #FightDifferent by changing laws, hearts, policies and minds so we can fix the broken criminal justice system.
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This year’s #TIDALXBrooklyn concert is benefiting criminal justice #REFORM. Get your tickets now: TIDAL.com/BROOKLYN
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“In 30 days you could lose your household, job, and essentially your life as you know it for not even committing a crime.
Probation was designed to keep an eye on a defendants and prevent people from going back to prison, but the system isn’t doing that” - @MeekMill
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On January 23, we launched @Reform. Today, our board got together to talk about what we’ve accomplished, and how much more we have to do. Thank you all for your time, energy, and commitment to freeing people trapped in our broken justice system. #FightDifferent
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OUR MASKS ARRIVED AT COOK COUNTY JAIL! Last week, we were heartbroken to see the messages from inside the jail, so we included a note for people living & working inside. Yes, you DO matter, & you are not forgotten ❤️ Thank you @bailproject @PairofThieves @Madonna @cut_50!
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Probation and parole should set people up for success NOT failure.
Once your time is done you should be able to enter society with dignity and opportunity.
RT if you agree.
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Demetrius @Jifunzaa—a returning citizen who helped lead the movement to expand felony voting rights in Florida in 2018—just voted for his first time 👏
The pastor & father of three believes “everyone deserves to have a voice.” We agree! 💛 @FLRightsRestore #SecondChanceVoters
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"The beauty of REFORM is that it was born out of the experience of one Black man, @MeekMill. A Black man who was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison for a technical violation. There are millions of people in America who don’t get as much attention or support."
-@RobertRooks5
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Roughly 165,000 people incarcerated in the U.S. are over the age of 55. The @CDCgov says older adults are at a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. We need to parole people over the age of 65 who are unlikely to commit new crimes.
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