20KMeek Mill‘s current imprisonment will be the focus of a special criminal justice reform panel at an event in the rapper’s hometown of Philadelphia on March 13 at 4 p.m. ET, reports Philly.com.
The event is titled “REFORM: Bringing Injustice to Light” and will take place at the University of Pennsylvania’s Irving Auditorium.
Reverend Al Sharpton and Meek’s mother Kathy Williams are expected to appear as panelists.
Other guest panelists including notable UPenn professor Marie Gottschalk, Meek’s attorney Joe Tacopina and Equal Justice Initiative director and activist Bryan Stevenson.
Members from the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia 76ers and 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin are also expected to attend, but only as spectators.
A number of student organizations from different schools, along with the non-profit organization Gathering for Justice’s Justice League NYC group, are presenting the event.
Their hope is that the gathering will help enact an immediate reform of the criminal justice system, analyze Meek Mill’s legal case and encourage further discussion about the topic.
Those who cannot make the event in person will be able to watch it via Tidal.
Meek is currently serving a prison sentence at the Chester State Correctional Institution outside the city for violating probation.
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