Lil Nas X was creative in his latest “Industry Baby” music video, using it to promote his fundraising campaign, which will be used to help people bail out of the prison system. The rapper called the sport a bail program.
.@LilNasX It just operates on a completely different level. Extraordinary. https://t.co/gzWwylOI3T
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) July 23, 2021
The music video shows the experience in prison and the struggle with the criminal justice system.
Joseph Pate, the organization’s news manager, told News The rapper was inspired to create this project after feeling the loss of his imprisoned family.
This website Explained that the project is a “national revolving bail fund” and “an important tool in the bail system to prevent imprisonment and eliminate ethnic and economic differences.”
It applies to setting a person’s bail and then paying it through project funds. The bail money is returned to the fund at the end of the client’s case.
“The bail program combats mass incarceration by disrupting the monetary bail system-one person at a time. We restore the presumption of innocence, reunite family members, and challenge the system that criminalizes race and poverty. Our mission is to end cash bail and establish a A more just, fair and humane pre-trial system,” website.
The project has so far helped pay the bail of 16,913 people.
Lil nas x fans are the most prosecuted group in the United States. Thank you for sticking to your truth. You are brave and we support you. https://t.co/p89VFoqy8M
— No _ (@LilNasX) July 23, 2021
