“Many people are outraged over the injustice of Mill’s lengthy sentence, and they should be. Criminal justice advocate Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation recording company signed the Philadelphia native, took to Facebook and called the sentence ‘unjust and heavy handed,’ pledging to ‘always stand by and support Meek Mill, both as he attempts to right this wrongful sentence and then in returning to his musical career.’ Said CNN contributor Van Jones, ‘It is absolutely outrageous. It is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. I’ve never heard of a case where a brother stands before a judge; the prosecutor says, do not put this brother in jail; the probation office says do not put this brother in jail; And, for some reason, the judge says I’m going to put him in jail any way.’”