Jay-Z's Roc Nation Announces Anti-Incarceration Program

[the cac mamba]

:jaymelo:

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Mature HOV

Too bad it took him until he was 51 to make some changes. 20 years ago he was making fun of Nas for trying to "kick knowledge" to the youth.

 

[BaRRyG]

Is ther anything jay cant do ?

Top ether

Ijs

 

[BiggWebb79]

 

[Steady B]

I don’t believe you can solve all social problems with tech

And this is one of them

I agree but this can help. Whatever people can do to find solutions to help combat our social problems, more power to them. Action over Non-action all day.

 

[Rembrandt]

Jay better stay safe. He's making big moves with his money.

 

[Ill-Mind]

That's my GOAT

 

[Hugs]

Good way to put $1B to use

 

[Hugs]

Jay better stay safe. He's making big moves with his money.

he needs extra security for this arena tour

 

[Rekkapryde]

Roc Nation has been announced as a backer of Promise, a new technology and community supervision program aimed at reducing prison populations across the United States. Promise will be unveiled at Y Combinator Demo Day on March 20th by its creators Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Diana Frappier.


Promise hopes to create "a cost-effective and more humane alternative to incarceration," according to a press release. The process begins with financial assistance for those who cannot afford bail, then evolves into an individually tailored program to help each client fulfill their court-mandated obligations, like court appearances and drug testing. Promise will utilize a smartphone app to track participation and important dates via an "intelligent calendar," and will also offer in-person support and counseling for job-training, counseling, and more.

"Promise will help government agencies support those who would otherwise be in custody or who are on some form of community supervision-namely probation or parole," the company wrote in its press release.

“We are increasingly alarmed by the injustice in our criminal justice system,” Shawn ‘JAY-Z’ Carter said in a statement. “Money, time and lives are wasted with the current policies. It's time for an innovative and progressive technology that offers sustainable solutions to tough problems. Promise’s team, led by Phaedra, is building an app that can help provide ‘liberty and justice for all’ to millions.”

Promise does not have a public release date. With its investment, Roc Nation joins other companies like Y Combinator, Kapor Capital, and 8VC.

JAY-Z’s Roc Nation announces investment in anti-incarceration program

That's what I'm talkin about Camel.....

 

[MR. Conclusion]

Hard to hate on this. Of course some will try.

 

[904]

This might have been posted too but

 

[Cadillac]

props to Jay

 

[DStyles]

Bail out criminal brehs

 

[Grizzly]