Lawmakers, rapper Meek Mill urge probation reforms
State lawmakers, criminal justice reform advocates and rapper Meek Mill joined forces Tuesday to push for an overhaul of Pennsylvania’s probation system.
House Democratic Whip Jordan Harris said he will introduce a bill designed to put fewer people on parole for shorter periods.
Mill became a symbol for those who want to change the probation system because he received a 2- to 4-year prison term for probation violations in a decade-old gun and drug possession case.
Mill, who spent months in prison before a court ordered his release, said improvements to the law would prevent others from repeating what he went through.
