Just hours before Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for President and highlighted her record as a smart-on-crime prosecutor, the country’s leading Democrats including Govs. Josh Shapiro & Wes Moore and Attorneys General Dana Nessel of Michigan & Kwame Raoul of Illinois joined artist and activist Yo Gotti, REFORM Alliance officials, impacted voices and state lawmakers to discuss progress made on criminal justice reforms and how a Harris/Walz Administration could further advance critical policies that reduce recidivism and make communities safer.

Several speakers shared remarks on the need for reform in our prisons and supervision systems, including Mario Sentell Giden Mims aka “Yo Gotti,” Rapper and Music Executive; Victor Kwesi Mensah aka “Vic Mensa,” Rapper and Activist; Cheryl Henderson, a prison reform advocate and mother of the late Chadarion Henderson, whose tragic death in prison was featured in the A&E documentary “Exposing Parchman;” as well as Joakim Noah, former NBA star and activist.

This event – hosted by REFORM Alliance, the criminal justice reform organization founded by Meek Mill & Jay-Z – also championed the crucial criminal justice and supervision reforms made in the past years at the state and federal level, including laws in PA, MI, CA, VA and IL.