Jay-Z claims victory as California enacts new probation law

Jay-Z and Meek Mills initiative REFORM Alliance made their first major legislative victory as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1950 into law, which will limit adult probation sentence maximums to one year for misdemeanors and two years for felonies. The new law was pushed forward in a campaign led by REFORM, Hip Hop DX reports. Newsom also signed a bill banning police officers’ use of chokeholds during arrests and another that made it so the state’s attorney general can independently investigate police shootings.