Busta Rhymes Advocating For Prison Sentencing Reform

Still mourning the loss of his Native Tongues brethren Phife Dawg, Busta Rhymes and his comrades Spliff Starr and DJ Scratch made an appearance at the Families Against Manatory Minimum’s 25th anniversary event last week to advocate for prison sentencing reforms. For the rapper, the issue hits close to home, as one of his closest friends, Horatio Hamilton, has already served 11 years of a 20 year prison bid on a marijuana charge.

Busta also met with White House representatives prior to the event to discuss issue the issue.

The Washington Post:

The punishment should fit the crime, but in America today, people are being sentenced to exorbitant sentences for nonviolent crimes, even minor drug offenses. Our policy shatters lives, devastates communities and robs families of their fathers and mothers, sons and daughters.

1st and foremost Today while still mourning the loss of my brother @IamthePhifer I decided today would be a good time not only reflect but to take this energy and turn it into the most positively productive energy possible because he wouldn’t want it no other way. So today I was given an opportunity to do something very positive by accepting an opportunity to assist The POTUS and the FAMM Organization in there endless efforts to bring home and pardon prisoners that have been unfairly sentenced to extensive Manditory Minimums in these jails. With that being said I am also trying to have the great assistance of President Barack Obama and the FAMM Organization and everyone else willing to join us on this crusade to help me bring home a dear friend of mines by the name of Haratio Hamilton as he has been serving over 11yrs of a 20yr sentence of Federal time on a marijuana conspiracy charge where he has never had a violent charge against him prior to his marijuana charge or since he’s done the 11yrs of his 20 year sentence ironically in a country that has now legalized marijuana throught out the majority of the United States. So I would like to encourage everyone to join the FAMM Organization and myself with the blessed assitance of our Great President to help bring our beautiful brothers and sister back home to their families, friends & love ones. God Bless you all. Thank u @spliffstar_mrlewis & @tdot25 & @djscratchator

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