Governor Of Pennsylvania Supports Meek Mill's Release From Prison

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Is the state on Meek Mill's side?

Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf said in a statement Friday that he supports the release of Meek Mill, who is currently serving time behind bars for a probation violation.

"Our criminal justice system is in need of repair," Wolf tweeted. "That’s why my admin has made efforts to invest in programs that divert individuals from the system, improve public safety, and promote fairness."

Wolf's statement was in response to a post in Philadelphia Inquirer on Philly DA Larry Krasner saying he was "unopposed" to Meek Mill's release from prison on bail.

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Wolf added, "But more needs to be done. I am calling on the PA General Assembly to pass the Justice Reinvestment II reforms to the criminal justice system, which help address issues from arrest, trial, sentencing, incarceration, to post-release."

Wolf and Krasner's backing is putting pressure on Judge Genece Brinkley, who has been overseeing Meek Mill's probation since 2007. This week, the rapper's attorneys asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to release him on bail, and filed a second petition to remove Brinkley from his case. Mill's attorneys claim Brinkley has taken an “unusual interest” in his case.

"There's brothers locked down that did nothing to be here but piss off people like Brinkley," Meek Mill told Rolling Stone.

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The rapper is currently serving a two-to-four year sentence and has been jailed since November.

Source: Rolling Stone