Kim Kardashian attends White House meeting on criminal justice reform

Apr 26

Lauren Taylor Anchor/Reporter

By Lauren Taylor (Anchor/Reporter), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), William Jackson (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a roundtable discussion on criminal justice reform at the White House on Thursday, April 25, attended by recently pardoned former inmates and reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian. During the meeting, Harris announced the finalization of changes to a Small Business Administration rule, which will remove most restrictions based on a person’s criminal record.

Harris thanked Kardashian for her advocacy and using her platform to promote second chances.

Kardashian — who became an activist for criminal reform during the Trump administration — discussed the impact of these reforms on prison reentry, particularly highlighting the changes related to small business loans for former inmates.

She emphasized the importance of sharing and amplifying the stories of those affected by stringent legal policies to inspire others in similar situations.

The roundtable occurred a day after President Joe Biden pardoned 11 people and commuted the sentences of five others, all convicted of non-violent drug offenses. Four of those pardoned participated in Thursday’s meeting.

Tags: Bureau of Prisons, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kim Kardashian, Police, Police officers, Prison, Prisoners, White House

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

FINALLY THIS MORNING – VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HELD A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON THURSDAY – WITH GUESTS INCLUDING RECENTLY PARDONED FORMER INMATES — AS WELL AS REALITY TV-STAR AND ENTREPRENEUR KIM KARDASHIAN.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING – HARRIS CONFIRMED THE FINALIZATION OF CHANGES TO A SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RULE — REMOVING MOST RESTRICTIONS BASED ON A PERSON’S CRIMINAL RECORD.

THE V-P THANKED KARDASHIAN FOR HER ADVOCACY — AND USING HER PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT GIVING SECOND CHANCES.

KARDASHIAN — WHO BECAME AN ACTIVIST FOR CRIMINAL REFORM DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — SPOKE OF THE CHANGES BEING MADE TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

SUPER: KIM KARDASHIAN | CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACTIVIST

“Every time I’ve gone and visited a prison, I’ve met some of the smartest individuals with the brightest ideas and to see the changes that are happening to make their reentry easier I think is going to be life-changing especially with the small business loans”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION CAME A DAY AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN PARDONED 11 PEOPLE — AND COMMUTED THE SENTENCES OF FIVE OTHERS —

WHO HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF NON-VIOLENT DRUG CHARGES.

FOUR OF THOSE PARDONED WERE PART OF THURSDAY’S MEETING.