The past generation has seen America's prison
population increase exponentially, sparking a new national conversation
around mass incarceration among journalists and policymakers.
Recently, President Obama became the first
sitting commander-in-chief to visit a federal prison to meet with
inmates and discuss the issue. Now, dozens of celebrities hoping to
build on this momentum have joined an effort aimed at raising awareness
and reducing the number of prisoners in the system.
NBCBLK recently spoke to hip-hop icon Russell Simmons about his involvement in #cut50, a bipartisan effort to shrink the prison population by 50 percent over the next decade.
Simmons, a longtime advocate for sentencing reform who led a campaign to
address sentencing disparities in New York more than a decade ago,
shared his thoughts on the potential of the moment, and why he's
participating.
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Source: NBC News
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