Pusha T Advocates For Prison Reform In A New PSA [Watch Now]

Pusha T continues to speak out against the mandatory drug law sentencing that has affected millions of African-Americans.  In a new PSA calling for  prison reform,  King Push tells the story of  Norman Brown who spent years behind bars because of mandatory minimum laws. Push explains how Brown was charged with six counts of crack cocaine distribution, which is a non-violent offense but because he had prior convictions, was given life without parole at age 22.

Reading Brown’s words in the PSA, Pusha T tells how the time locked up greatly affected his family and reads,

 “In 2010, I filed for clemency, but I’d lost hope in the system. I’d been in for fifteen years and several motions had been denied. While in prison, my mother, my father, my brother and my grandmother all died. My daughter was also born.”

Norman Brown however got a huge break when President Obama commuted his sentence. Now the released Brown is a youth counselor and works with other prisoners  to help them adjust to life when they are released from prison.  The PSA  was created with the Entertainment Consortium Collaborative Outreach Program and produced by the media group Fictionless for their MySentence campaign.

Check out the powerful message now.

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