Kaleem Nazeem was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole at the age of seventeen and served twenty-eight years in the Arkansas Department of Correction before being released in 2018 by way of the United States Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama, which allowed for the re-sentencing of individuals sentenced to life as juveniles. Despite being told he would die in prison by the State of Arkansas, Nazeem refused to let his spirit of freedom be daunted, giving himself permission to develop into a healthy man who lives a principle-driven life. Since his release, he has received his associate's degree in Energy Control from ASU-Newport and advocated for fair sentences for juveniles, prison reform, and social justice for impoverished communities. 

Nazeem works as a Movement Builder with decARcerate. Additionally, he volunteers with youth incarcerated at the Jonesboro Juvenile Detention Center, is an active member of ICAN (Incarcerated Children Advocacy Network) and Arkansas Poor People's Campaign, and serves as a board member for Compassion Works For All (CWFA).

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