make mel inspired a movement. he s been wronged by the criminal justice system for a decade now. evwin his first post-prison interview, he tells his powerful story. have you seen somebody with their brains blown out? i ve seen it multiple times. he has this energy about him. sentenced to prison for a probation violation. it s like mental torture. it s effecting him like my life. it affects all of us. i m still doing time for that case. he violated, he got a stuff sentence. what s wrong with that. we take you inside his emotional journey to freedom. we re there for every step. kevin hart, jay-z, owner of the patriots. i feel like god put me in the position to be the voice for the voiceless. this is way more bigger than me. hello and welcome to dateline. countless young musicians dream of fame and fortune. meek mill was living the fantasy. he went from rapping on street corners to rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. then sudd
lucky. unlike many in the probation system, he had money and powerful people working to clear him, including michael rubin. look, there s been a huge refocus on this every single day. people are talking dozens of times a day fighting for him because we all felt so personally appalled by what happened to him. he joined a team rubin and rocnation bank rolled. he spent months combing through documents, tracking down witnesses. the only witness against meek was the police officer, reggie graham. he served in the narcotics field unit. the investigator
rocnation bank rolled. he spent months combing through documents, tracking down witnesses. the only witness against meek was the police officer, reggie graham. he served in the narcotics field unit. the investigator tracked down a former undercover officer who worked with him for years. we worked in the squad together and talked to him every day. jeffrey walker wasn t involved with meek mill s case but remembers graham him talking about his arrest. i remember sitting at my desk and reggie graham is on paper work and reggie graham is talking about a kid named meek mill. i distinctly remember him saying he arrested this kid and beat his kid and ripped a row of braids out of this kid s hair. he says graham was a dirty cop and he should know because he was one too. i participated with him in one particular job where i