Jay-Z and Meek Mill send 100,000 masks to prisoners amidst the coronavirus pandemic

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Jay-Z and Meek Mill delivered 100,000 masks to the inmates. The rapping pair are members of the Change Coalition, a group set up by reforming legislation and regulations to change the criminal justice system, and they have also donated 40,000 masks to Tennessee, 50,000 to Rikers Island and 5,000 to Parchman.

It was announced on twitter through REFORM Alliance

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! https://t.co/xSutAIlnRD pic.twitter.com/FhyMfDfrXk

— REFORM Alliance (@REFORM) April 3, 2020

While Jessica Jackson, Chief Advocacy Officer of REFORM Alliance, added to CBS News: “It’s a really vulnerable community. We’re very concerned about the number of people going in and out of the

facility and the fact that people living there might be ducks sitting during this pandemic.” The group also calls for people to contact their state governors to try to help those in need.

They shared on their website: “COVID-19 spreads most quickly in crowded and closed environments, and our jails and prisons are at high risk for an outbreak. This is a huge threat to public health. Right now, hardly any government officials have a plan to address this crisis. REFORM does. We have worked with experts and advocates from across the political aisle to develop a set of common-sense recommendations that would make us all SAFER. We urgently need your help to get the attention of public officials. Please raise your voice. We’re all in this together. (sic)”