Can you imagine making a small-time sale of cannabis to someone how happened to be an undercover cop and that sale lands you a 55-year jail sentence. That happened to Weldon Angelos.
in 2004, the music producer who had worked with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Tupac found himself in front of a judge with his life in the balance. A $350 bag of weed landed him a 55-year sentence despite the fact that judge in the case didn’t agree with the ruling.
After exhausting almost all his appeals, a letter from The Constitution Project signed by 113 celebrities, advocates, former judges and prosecutors, and business leaders, that was handed to President Barack Obama urging him to commute Angelos’ sentence.
Thanks to the help from The Constitution Project and Sen. Mike Lee, Angelos is a free man. He now uses his time advocating for prison reform through The Weldon Project.
Their top priority now is getting Amir Muhadith from behind the wall. Muhadith is better know as former Bad Boy artist Loon. In 2013, he was sentenced to 15-years in prison for what was considered his role in a drug sale.
Angelos has gathered the backing of celebrities, athletes, policitcans and advocates to sign a letter of support for his early release that will then handed to President Trump in hopes of a pardon.
We recently spoke with Weldon about his time behind bars, how he got word of Amir and what prompted him to want to help, prison reform, cannabis and more.
