Madonna donates 100,000 masks to jails and prisons

Every day, more celebrities are teaming up to use their resources any way they can to help fight the spread of COVID-19. The global pandemic has shut down the entertainment industry, so most celebs have nothing but time during quarantine to use their connections for good. Madonna is the latest A-lister to make a donation that will have a huge impact on thousands of people’s health and lives. It was announced quietly on Wednesday that her Ray of Light foundation teamed up with the Reform Alliance to donate a whopping 100,000 masks to jails and prisons.

We teamed up with @Madonna @PairOfThieves @bailproject and @cut_50 to secure 100k MORE MASKS FOR PEOPLE BEHIND BARS We need to stop #COVID19 from spreading inside of prisons if we want to stop it from spreading outside of prison walls, too #NoPrisonPandemic pic.twitter.com/tsmS0ek9Fu

— REFORM Alliance (@REFORM) April 22, 2020

Billboard is reporting that REFORM co-chair Michael Rubin released a statement, in part reading, “More than 2 million lives in prisons across America are currently at stake due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  It's absolutely crucial that we protect our inmates and prison staff, especially since social distancing guidelines are difficult to abide by in these facilities. REFORM remains committed to protecting one of our nation's most vulnerable populations, many of whom are currently incarcerated for technical probation violations (not committing a crime), and we're grateful for the support of our partners in this endeavor.”[video_embed id='1918726']RELATED: Madonna cancels shows amid COVID-19 outbreak[/video_embed]TIME has reported that the novel coronavirus has impacted jails and prisons in the United States in an acute way that needs to be addressed, so it seems Madonna’s donation comes just in time.The ‘Material Girl’ had previously released a hotly-debated video describing how COVID-19 is “the great equalizer,” but at that time had made no mention of using her resources or her Ray of Light charity to make a change in the course of this pandemic. Facing some criticism after that video, a few days ago she auctioned off her memorabilia to raise funds for those economically impacted by the financial fallout from the pandemic.

 

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I’ve accepted the #ALLINCHALLENGE and I’m all in to raise money for the millions in need right now – our most vulnerable communities who are experiencing food insecurity children out of school and individuals who have lost their jobs 100% of proceeds will go to @nokidhungry @mealsonwheelsamerica @leonardodicaprio #AmericasFoodFund which benefits @feedingamerica and @wckitchen I challenge @arianagrande to go ALL IN. https://bit.ly/Madonna-AllinChallenge @ncrfilms

A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Apr 17, 2020 at 5:46pm PDT

Although currently no mention of the impressive mask donation appears on her social media feeds, she recently tweeted out a photoshopped picture of her from her ‘Holiday’ days, wearing a medical mask like the ones donated to the prisons. Perhaps that’s a subtle wink.

Nothing Compares to the first time................First Album cover ever! #thefirstalbum pic.twitter.com/fijCVsN9D2

— Madonna (@Madonna) April 19, 2020

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