At what many consider to be the height of her athletic prowess, Maya Moore has taken two seasons off from the Minnesota Lynx in order to help overturn the conviction of Jonathan Irons, a man imprisoned for 23 years for burglary and assault. Irons's case was officially overturned in March by a Missouri state judge. More broadly, Moore has been an advocate for criminal justice reform since 2016, particularly for people from marginalized communities. She has recently spoken out on Instagram about the importance of defunding the police and what that really means.
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