practices of the district attorney s office and was called excessive. he was on probation for 11 years. mill is managed by jay-z s rock nation. the panel saying van jones this penal system needs to be reworked. this happens with black and brown people way too often. reporter: some argue the judge could have been been harder on mill earlier on. he could have easily spent the past ten years incarcerated. he was convicted of a federal offense and given succeed. it s not fair. reporter: stephanie elum, cnn. thanks stephanie. joining me now on the phone from the state correctal institution in chester, pennsylvania is anner meek mill. meek, thank you so much. how are you doing? hi don, what s up? how are you? i visited you in jail on