Kim Kardashian West is working hard to make changes to the criminal justice system. She visited San Quentin State Prison, the oldest prison in California, to meet with an inmate on death row. Kim, who is 38, spent several hours talking with Kevin Cooper, a man who was convicted of a crime involving four victims. After her visit, Kim shared photos of herself with Kevin on Twitter.

“I hope Kevin will be proven innocent since new DNA tests are being done on his case. I'm also thankful to Governor Newsom for ending the capital punishment in California,” Kim wrote. In the photos, Kim is wearing a black jumpsuit and smiling next to Kevin, who is 61 years old.

Kevin Cooper was convicted of a crime that happened in Chino Hills, California, in 1983. On the morning of June 5, 1983, a man named Bill Hughes found his 11-year-old son Christopher lifeless at the home of Douglas and Peggy Ryen, where Christopher had stayed the night.

Along with Christopher, Bill found that Douglas, Peggy, and their 10-year-old daughter Jessica had also lost their lives. The couple’s 8-year-old son, Joshua, survived. On his way to the hospital, Joshua told emergency workers that the attackers were white. Joshua had been hurt badly.

Even though Joshua gave that description, Kevin Cooper, who is African American, was arrested. At the time, Kevin had already been convicted of a crime and had escaped from a nearby prison just days before. Kevin has always said he didn’t commit the crime. Kim asked California’s Governor Jerry Brown to look into Kevin’s case because there was evidence that he might have been wrongly accused.

“Governor Brown, please add Kevin Cooper to your legacy of smart, fair, and thoughtful criminal justice reforms,” Kim wrote on Twitter. Governor Brown ordered DNA testing, and when Gavin Newsom became Governor, he ordered even more tests. The results are still being awaited.

This visit is just one part of Kim’s work to help people who may have been treated unfairly by the justice system. Kim, who is studying to be a lawyer, has been working for a year to help people who were given unfairly long prison sentences. Last year, she helped free Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who had been sentenced to life for a nonviolent drug crime. After Alice was released, the U.S. Congress passed a law called the FIRST STEP Act, which helps improve the criminal justice system.

In a recent interview with Vogue, Kim explained that last summer, she decided to begin a four-year apprenticeship with a law firm in San Francisco. Her goal is to take the bar exam in 2022. She has been working with Van Jones, a well-known author and CNN commentator, and attorney Jessica Jackson. Together, they are trying to improve the criminal justice system by visiting prisons, talking to governors, and working with lawmakers.

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