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make mel inspired a movement. >> hes been wronged by the criminal justice system for a decade now. >> evwin his first post-prison interview, he tells his powerful story. >> have you seen somebody with their brains blown out? ive seen it multiple times. >> he has this energy about him. >> sentenced to prison for a probation violation. >> its like mental torture. >> its effecting him like my life. >> it affects all of us. >> im still doing time for that case. >> he violated, he got a stu...

Current defense attorneys. they did not represent him at his trial. >> some people say shes no nonsense. is that a fair thing to say? >> i think thats a fair description. >> only one witness testified against meek. reggie graham, the arresting officer. when meek took the stand, he admitted he had a gun but denied pointing it at anyone and he also denied selling drugs the day before his arrest. >> meek has always professed his innocence. >> was this meeks word against a police officers word? is t...

Them but he did talk to luke brendal kim. >> he adamantly denied he ever made a single bad arrest. he made thousands of arrests and not one could he think of where there was a problem with the search warrant or the circumstances didnt play out exactly as was written in the police documentation. >> he absolutely denies? >> absolutely denies. february 2018 meeks legal team filed a motion based on the new information, they asked judge brinkley to toss mcneills conviction and grant him bail. even th...

>> this guy is a great guy, he shouldnt be here. >> and with meeks friend, kevin hart. >> the frustration for me is why is he still there? literally, its the craziest thing ive ever seen in my life. >> the day of hearts visit was an exciting one in philadelphia, rubins team, the 76 years, were looking to close out the first round of the playoffs. so, after the prison visit, reuben went back to the office to get ready. and thats when, at about 3 pm, he got the call, the pennsylvania supreme court...

Like, base feelings, the underlying feeling is just of gratitude that he was in my life, even for a brief moment in time. >> thats all for this edition of "dateline." im natalie morales. thank you for watching. >> how do you explain why your case has become so important? >> this is the same thing that thousands of minorities are going through. they just dont have anybody to speak on their behalf. >> now they do? >> yeah, now they do. >> rap star, #symbol, meek mill inspired a movement. >> hes be...

>> evwin his first post-prison interview, he tells his powerful story. >> have you seen somebody with their brains blown out? ive seen it multiple times. >> he has this energy about him. >> sentenced to prison for a probation violation. >> its like mental torture. >> its effecting him like my life. >> it affects all of us. >> im still doing time for that case. >> he violated, he got a stuff sentence. whats wrong with that. >> we take you inside his emotional journey to freedom. were there for ev...

I looked that team of lawyers and said why are we here? >> but the judge said meek needed to be punished. she brought down the hammer and sentenced him to two to four years in prison. >> and-she said two to four years in state prison, i looked up at meek and he may not wanted to admit this, but his eyes turn red and i started basically tearing up and crying. i said i got you. like, im not going to stop until we fix this together. coming up, meek mills back behind prison walls. >> whats your life...