Meek Mill blasted the U.S. justice system in a fiery tweet, promising to repay the nation “in a billion {dollars}” for years misplaced to jail.

Meek Mill unleashed an impassioned message on social media concentrating on the U.S. justice system and vowing monetary retribution for the years he says have been stolen from him as a consequence of poverty, violence and incarceration.

“Ima pay America again in a billion {dollars} for making me develop up round homicide and poverty…I had weed on me and received discovered responsible for level a gun at a cop! Locking me in cells with random killers .. locking me 23/1 for driving a motorbike! Ima get again earlier than I die I swear to god!” Meek Mill posted on X.

The Philadelphia rapper has lengthy been vocal about his turbulent historical past with the felony justice system. His tweet references a 2007 arrest involving gun and drug expenses that led to a decade-long authorized saga.

At simply 19, Meek was convicted of carrying a firearm and not using a license and drug possession, leading to an preliminary sentence of 11 to 23 months in county jail adopted by years of probation. He was even ordered to take etiquette clase.

That probation would later develop into the middle of nationwide consideration.

In 2017, Meek Mill was sentenced to 2 to 4 years in jail for violating probation, together with popping a wheelie on a mud bike in New York Metropolis, a transfer that prosecutors argued was reckless and violated the phrases of his launch.

The arrest for the wheelie, which was captured on video, drew widespread criticism and ignited a bigger dialog about how the justice system disproportionately punishes Black males for minor infractions.

The choose in that case, Genece Brinkley, confronted scrutiny for what many believed was extreme punishment. Brinkley had beforehand denied requests to finish Meek’s probation early and was accused of getting a private vendetta in opposition to him.

After spending 5 months behind bars, Meek’s conviction was overturned in 2018 as a consequence of credibility points with the arresting officer. The Pennsylvania Superior Court docket granted him a brand new trial, and the fees have been later dropped.

That authorized victory paved the best way for Meek to co-found the Reform Alliance alongside Jay-Z, Michael Rubin and others, with a mission to overtake probation and parole legal guidelines throughout the nation.

Meek’s tweet displays the burden of these years, misplaced time, missed alternatives and the trauma of incarceration. Whereas his message was emotional, it was additionally a declaration of goal.

He’s not simply speaking about revenge; he’s speaking about redemption, on his personal phrases.

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