Jay-Z & Meek Mill Donate 100,000 to Jails & Prisons Amid Health Pandemic

Jay-Z and Meek Mill are using their Prison Reform Alliance to help jails and prisons amid the ongoing health crisis.

It has been announced that their organization has sent nearly 100,000 surgical masks to prisons and jails across the United States to help protect staff and inmates.

Viruses spread faster in correctional facilities because prisoners live in crowded quarters and are unable to practice social distancing. If you missed it, this rapper was released early from prison due to the outbreak.

“It’s a very vulnerable population,” Reform Alliance‘s chief advocacy officer Jessica Jackson explained to CBS News. “We’re really worried about the number of people coming in and out of the facility, and the fact that the people living there might be sitting ducks during this pandemic.”

The organization has revealed that 40,000 masks will be going to Tennessee, 50,000 to Rikers Island in New York, and 5,000 to Parchman in Mississippi.

Additionally, 2,500 masks were also sent to Rikers Island’s medical facility.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Jay and Rihanna have donated $2 million to relief efforts.