Meek Mill was granted a pardon by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday.
The rapper took to Instagram and shared an image of the official doc from the Governor’s Workplace granting him a pardon in relation to his 2008 medicine and weapons offences.
“Thankyall (crying emoji) I’m solely gone do extra for my group on god! #newlevelsunlocked (sic),” he wrote within the caption.
On his Instagram Tales, the 35-year-old thanked Governor Wolf for “the life reset”, whereas on Twitter, he added, “I bought pardoned right this moment …, I’m taking issues actually removed from being a trench child!”
The pardon doc, which Meek partially redacted, reads, “The Board of Pardons, after a full listening to, upon due public discover, and in open session, have beneficial to me, in writing, with the explanations therefor, the pardon of the stated Robert R. Williams.”
Meek, who was born and raised in Philadelphia, was convicted on drug and weapons fees in 2008 and despatched to jail. He was launched after serving seven months and positioned on probation for 5 years.
He was subsequently out and in of jail over the following years as a result of probation violations. His conviction was overturned by the Superior Courtroom of Pennsylvania in 2019.
Since his launch, Meek has turn into a vocal advocate of prison justice reform, with him co-founding the non-profit organisation REFORM Alliance.