JAY-Z Calls Meek Mill's Prison Sentence "Unjust and Heavy Handed"

JAY-Z comes out in support of Meek

On Monday, Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating his probation. It's a decision that has almost universally been deemed excessive.

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We have seen everyone from Kevin Hart to T.I.to YG speak out against the ruling. On Monday evening, JAY-Z wrote a statement on his Facebook criticizing the judge for a decision that he called "unjust and heavy handed."

Here is the statement that he wrote:

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It's not surprising seeing Hov speak out. Mass Incarceration is something that the rapper has been passionate about. And JAY's Roc Nation manages Meek Mill.