Revolt: Lil Tjay partners with The Bronx Defenders to support inmates amidst pandemic

“Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income black and brown communities like the Bronx have been hit the hardest,” Bronx Defenders Executive Director Justine Olderman said in the release. “This is a community that depends heavily on public transportation, encompasses countless essential workers and is over criminalized into a legal system that crams people into jail cells where the virus is rampant.”

“We are working tirelessly on behalf of our clients to stem the worst of this pandemic, but we can’t do it alone,” she continued. “We’re so thankful to have allies like Lil Tjay giving back to their community so that our clients can access basic necessities like protective masks, groceries and medicine in this time of crisis. We will get through this if we continue having each other’s backs.”

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