“She’s using her platform to shine a light on this issue,' Kardashian's lawyer told BuzzFeed News.
Kim Kardashian West has helped free 17 federal prisoners in the last three months.
Lawyers Brittany K. Barnett and MiAngel Cody confirmed Kardashian’s involvement in funding the 90 Days of Freedom Campaign in response to President Trump’s signing of the First Step Act, which allows some people imprisoned on federal drug offenses to seek sentence reductions, particularly those serving life terms.
“She’s using her platform to shine a light on this issue,” said Barnett, who is Kardashian West's personal lawyer and one of the co-creators of the . “She really helped us with the work we’ve already been doing, and she’s helping us amplify the voices of the people who are buried alive.”to talk to Trump about criminal justice reform, a meeting that was arranged by the president's senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner.— a woman in her sixties serving a life sentence for a first-time drug offense — being granted clemency.
“This wasn’t just a one-off thing,” Barnett said of Kardashian West. “This is a real passion for her.”
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