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JAY-Z and Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance Claims Victory as California Enacts New Probation Law – Pitchfork
JAY-Z: “I want to thank Governor Newsom for his leadership in signing AB 1950, the most transformative probation bill in this country to date.”
JAY-Z and Meek Mills criminal justice reform organization REFORM Alliancea group headed up by CEO Van Jonescelebrated its first major legislative victory tonight as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1950 into law. The new law, which was pushed forward in a campaign led by REFORM, will limit adult probation sentence maximums to one year for misdemeanors and two years for felonies.
The bill was one of many signed today by Gov. Newsom in response to calls for police and criminal justice …
