Meek Mill isn't alone in an unfair Pa. parole and probation system | Opinion
Vincent Schiraldi and Jessica Jackson Sloan wrote article about PA parole and probation system
The sentencing of Philadelphia rap artist Meek Mill to prison for probation violations committed a decade after his offense - and his release from prison this week by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court - has drawn attention to the contribution that probation and parole ("community corrections") play in mass incarceration.
Pennsylvania's disproportionate contribution to the "mass supervision" of nearly five million Americans (more than double the incarcerated number) was brought into sharp focus today by the release of The Pennsylvania Community Corrections Story by Columbia University's Justice Lab.