Jay-Z Donates Boxing Ring To Mississippi Corrections Facility [Video]

Jay-Z recently donated sports equipment to Mississippi inmates, according to MDOC officials and a press release.

The donation supports the Mississippi Department Corrections Facility’s efforts to develop creative ways to reduce idleness, increase productivity, and change attitudes toward rehabilitation. It includes an increased focus on sports like basketball, boxing, flag football, and softball. Jay-Z and Roc Nation have been actively working towards prison reform through legal fees, bail, and activism for the past decade.

“We encourage our inmates to be involved in sports activities as it battles idleness in prison. We have created many different teams to allow them to get out of their dorms and participate in being active,” said MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain.

Jay-Z donated a boxing ring to Mississippi State Penitentiary, where inmates recently held their first boxing match with teams competing against Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. This month, the MSP inmates competed with each other.

Randy Phillips, the Chairman of the Mississippi Athletic Commission, oversees boxing training and …