Jay-Z and Meek Mill donate 100,000 face masks to U.S. jails

Approximately 40,000 masks will go to Tennessee, 50,000 to Rikers Island in New York, and 5,000 to Parchman in Mississippi. Additionally, 2,500 masks were sent to Rikers Island's medical facility, CBS reports. The rappers' donation will help protect staff and inmates from the spread of COVID-19, which has increased significantly in correctional facilities because prisoners live in crowded quarters and are unable to practice social distancing. Last week, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine - who suffers from chronic asthma, putting him at increased risk for catching the virus - was released from jail and will serve the remaining four months of his sentence under home confinement.