 Angela Reynolds – 23 years for drug charges – Clemency Granted! - Angela Reynolds was granted a full commutation that included fines, and probation. Angela was extremely deserving and we are so happy she has been reunited with her loved ones. All glory to God and Alice Marie Johnson – Pardon Czar for the Trump administration. Name:Angela Reynolds Race: White Marital Status: separated Age: 44 Children: […] Anabel Valenzuela – Now Free – Clemency Granted – 32 Years – Nonviolent Drug Conspiracy - Congratulations to Anabel Valenzuela who received an immediate release on May 28, 2025 thanks to Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson and President Trump Name: Anabel Valenzuela Age: 41 Race: Mexican-American. Children: 2 sons, ages 11 and 12 Grew up: Born in Los Angeles but raised in Las Vegas since the age of 7. Charge: Drug […] Detra Pate – Serving 10 years is NOW FREE – Compassionate Release - Seeking a commutation from home confinement Name: Detra Wiley Pate #22511-021 DOB: November 16 Race: White Marital Status: Married Children: 2 Grandchildren: none State where you are from: Georgia State indicted: Georgia Trial or pled guilty: Trial Charges: Medicare/Healthcare Fraud Length of Sentence: 10 years Served: 5 years Started Sentence on: Imprisoned since August 2019 Release date: 03/17/2028 Priors: First Time Offender […] Michael Montalvo – NOW FREE! Clemency – LIFE without parole after 37 years! - It was one of the greatest days of Amy Povah’s life – President of CAN-DO when she picked up Michael from FCI Phoenix after he served 37 years on a LIFE sentence. Amy started communicating with Michael dating back to 1994. She advocated for Michael until his clemency was finally granted by President Biden Name: Michael Montalvo 87224-012 […] Dr. Johnny Trotter – First Offender – 15 years – Free due to First Step Act time credits, deserves a pardon! - Name: Johnny Ray TrotterDOB: June 18, 1975Age: 50Race: African AmericanRaised: Bloomfield, MichiganWill live: Bloomfield, MichiganIndicted: May 8, 2014 in the Eastern District of MichiganTrial or plea: Went to trialCharge: Count 1 Health Care Fraud Conspiracy 18:13Count 2-4 Health Care Fraud 18:1347Sentence: 15 years Sentenced on: November 8, 2017Served: 12 yearsPriors: First Time OffenderPrison Conduct: Exemplary – saved […] Michelle West – 1st Offender – Life Without Parole – Clemency Granted! - Change.org petitionName: Michelle West 17809-039 Children: One daughter – Miquelle West Race: Human Grew up: Detroit, Michigan Tried: Detroit,Michigan Will Live: Los Angeles, CA Charges: Count (2) Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, (3) Aiding & Abetting; Drug Related Murder (5) False Statements to Institution with Deposits Insured by the FDIC (6) Laundering of Monetary Instruments […] Pedro Moreno – LIFE FOR POT - Please sign Pedro’s change.org petition. Name: Pedro “Pete” Moreno #71498-079DOB: Jan. 8 1960Race: HispanicMarital Status: widowed.Age: 66Children: 5Grandchildren: 5State raised: TexasState charged: TexasWill live: Roma, TexasCharge: Conspiracy with intent to distribute 1000 kilograms of marijuana, money launderingSentence: LIFEServed to date: 28Started Sentence on: Nov 19, 1996Priors: NONEPrison Conduct: ExcellentClemency status: Pending Case # C298646Supporters: Municipal Judge Livia […] Roberta Bell – 1st Time Offender – Serving LIFE - Please sign Roberta Bell’s change.org petition Name: Roberta Ronique Bell #08116-067 DOB: 1971 Race: Black Age: 54 Children: Three children – 2 girls and boy. Ashley, Gerrid, and Jazzmin Two granddaughters – Riley and Riyan State from: Born in Rockford, Il – moved to PA at 14 Tried: in PA Charge: Conspiracy, Intimidation of a Witness, […] The Case for Second Chances – Sept 22, 2023: Office of the Pardon Attorney, Dept of Justice - CAN-DO Foundation President Amy Ralston Povah is honored to speak at an event entitled The Case For Second Chances. Although the event is not open to the pubic, it will be live screened at this link on Sept 22, 2023 at 10 am Eastern. Please review the event calendar below to see the list of […] Pardon Attorney, Liz Oyer hosts Second Chance Month event in DC – April 21, 2023. - For Second Chance month, Liz Oyer hosted an event in DC and brought together many former clemency recipients. Three former clemency recipients were asked to share their stories, which included Norman Brown accompanied by his attorney, Danielle Metz accompanied by Kevin Polite, a US Attorney from Louisiana who supported her clemency and Evans Ray Jr […] Kendra Ward – NOW FREE – Clemency- 18 Years for Nonviolent Drug Conspiracy - Name: Kendra Ward, #53803-177 DOB: July 4 Race: White. Raised: Wichita Falls, TX. Tried: Northern District of Texas. Will live: Wichita Falls, TX. Charges: 21 USC 846; 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(c) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Methamphetamine. Trial or plea: Guilty Plea. Sentenced on: July 8, 2016 Served: 8 years. Priors: Minor Offenses Prison Conduct: Exemplary, extensive programs and consistent work history. Clemency […] Robert J. Thomas – NOW FREE – Clemency – 20 Years for Marijuana - Name: Robert Thomas, Reg. #10523-027 DOB: July 16 Race: White Raised: South Bend, Indiana Tried: Northern District of Indiana Will live: Sevierville, TN. Charges: Possession with intent to Distribute Marijuana & Possession with intent to Distribute in excess of 100 marijuana plants – (21 USC § 841(a)(1). Trial or plea: Trial. Sentenced on: August 19, 2010. Priors: Marijuana charges, cocaine […] CAN-DO and Rachel Hanson in Wall Street Journal on Biden’s clemency spree - By Sadie Gurman Updated Apr. 26, 2022 12:17 pm E WASHINGTON—President Biden on Tuesday granted his first pardons and commutations to 78 people convicted mostly of nonviolent drug offenses, part of a broader White House effort to address inequities in the criminal-justice system. Mr. Biden is issuing pardons to three people and reducing […] CAN-DO pot prisoners in New York Post for 420 - Huge thanks to Steven Nelson who quoted many of our pot prisoners in the following article, including, Pedro Moreno, Luke Scarmazzo, Donald Fugitt, Lance Gloor, and Michael Pelletier WASHINGTON — On the eve of the 4/20 cannabis holiday, federal inmates again are wondering if and when President Biden will make good on his 2020 […]Clemency for 75 individuals + 3 Pardons from President Joe Biden - Clemency Recipient List APRIL 26, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency to 78 individuals, consisting of three pardons and 75 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following three individuals: Abraham W. Bolden, Sr. – Chicago, Illinois Abraham Bolden is an 86-year-old former U.S. Secret Service agent […]  NBC covers CARES Act cases and Clemency - Sept. 12, 2021, 6:37 AM PDT / Updated Sept. 13, 2021, 9:02 AM PDT By Patrice Gaines Brian Foster was released from prison nearly a year ago under the CARES Act, a government policy that prioritized the use of home confinement as an appropriate way to release some incarcerated people as Covid-19 roared through facilities. When Foster, 54, […] Politico Breaks Story about Biden’s CARES Act Clemency Effort - By SAM STEIN 09/13/2021 01:17 PM EDT The Biden administration has begun asking former inmates confined at home because of the pandemic to formally submit commutation applications, criminal justice reform advocates and one inmate herself tell POLITICO. Those who have been asked for the applications fall into a specific category: drug offenders […] High Times focuses on Pot Lifer Ismael Lira - Most Affected: Ismael Lira’s Family Torn Apart as a Cannabis Lifer This edition of Most Affected focuses on Ismael Lira, whose family was torn apart by the war on drugs. Here is his tragic story. Ismael Lira grew up in the border town of Del Rio, Texas. He’d live there until getting caught up in […] CAN-DO President Amy Ralston Povah on Rev Al Sharpton’s Politics Nation about CARES Act - Link below to an interview between Rev Al Sharpton and Amy Ralston Povah discussing the current state of affairs regarding the CARES Act and why the criminal justice reform community is up in arms about CARES Act prisoners left in limbo about the looming Barr Memo that states all prisoners on home confinement must return […] Intercept focuses on marijuana offenders – Diana Marquez and Raquel Esquivel - DIANA MARQUEZ HAS spent the last 14 months going on long walks, hitting the treadmill, and cooking with her daughter. She’s gotten to know her grandson, a fourth grader, helping him with his math homework. She has also lived with a weight hanging over her head — and an ankle bracelet strapped to her leg. […] New York Post references three CAN-DO cases: “Biden ‘exploring’ clemency for federal drug crimes” - Biden ‘exploring’ clemency for federal drug crimes, Psaki says By Steven Nelson August 11, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden is “exploring” the idea of granting clemency to people who are serving federal prison sentences for drug crimes, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday. It would be a dramatic pivot for Biden, who […] Politico focuses on CARES Act and Rufus Rochelle – quotes CAN-DO - For weeks, the Biden administration has kept thousands of people in a state of panic by letting a single news report linger without formal denial or confirmation. The report, published on July 19 by the New York Times, said the administration’s “legal team” had concluded, based on prior legal guidance, that […] High Times featured Pot Lifer Pedro Moreno - Most Affected: Pedro Moreno is the Last Brother Still Incarcerated for a Family Pot Operation Pedro Moreno deserves to gain clemency from prison after serving decades behind bars for a cannabis-related crime, while his four brothers were released in 2016. BYANDREW WARD JUNE 4, 2021 Photo Courtesy Alejandra (Moreno) Lopez Growing up in the border […] New York Post spotlights 420 – asks CAN-DO for quotes from cannabis clemency candidates, Ismael Lira and Pedro Moreno - Ismael Lira and Pedro Moreno provided quotes to Steven Nelson regarding their hope for clemency under a Biden administration. On 4/20, pot prisoners ask Biden to honor campaign pledge and free them By Steven Nelson April 20, 2021 | 8:00am | Updated People imprisoned for marijuana are asking President Joe Biden to release them.Photo by […] Clemency recipient Chalana McFarland and her daughter Nia on PBS - Watch this extremely poignant segment on PBS entitled Mothers leaving prison encounter uphill battle as they try reconnecting with family that focuses on the reunification of Chalana McFarland and her daughter Nia, who were severed due to harsh mandatory sentences back in 2005. Fifteen years later…they beat the odds and celebrated the miracle of clemency […] PBS special about Charles “Duke” Tanner’s clemency miracle! - The ability to pardon criminals is a unique power of a president, one that can be politically motivated and often draws criticism. But as Reveal’s Michael Schiller explains, pardons can also change lives. The CAN-DO Foundation advocated on behalf of Duke Tanner for years, including a previous segment by Reveal’s Michael Schiller that aired on […] New York Post quotes several CAN-DO clemency candidates in annual Turkey pardon article by Steven Nelson - Trump will “pardon” gobblers named Corn and Cobin an annual tradition at the White House on Tuesday, but in a potential twist, allies and reform advocates are anticipating more serious reprieves in the coming weeks. “President Trump has moved mountains since taking office and I’m certain he’s not done yet,” said Amy Povah, a clemency advocate […]Angela Wright has served over a decade and needs clemency - By Joe ChenApr 3, 2020 Angela Wright, 43, has served approximately 13 years of a 30-year sentence for convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute. Criminal justice advocates say she is a deserving candidate for clemency. “My son, Brad, is my number one priority,” Wright told the CAN-DO Foundation. “I want to make up […]  Vietnam Vet Michael Montalvo deserves clemency - By April BamburgApr 4, 2020 Michael Montalvo is a Vietnam veteran, father of two, and grandfather of three. CAN-DO Foundation, a criminal justice reform advocacy group, says he deserves clemency from President Trump. The 73-year-old has served 32 years of a life sentence without parole for the non-violent crime of a continuing criminal enterprise between 1983 […] Rufus Rochelle deserves clemency per CAN-DO - By April BamburgApr 3, 2020 The CAN-DO Foundation supports Rufus Rochell in his bid for clemency. He was sentenced to 40 years and 8 months on charges of a conspiracy with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack, and possession with intent of the same amount. Rochell, 68, has served 31 years 8 months […] Peach Tree Times focuses on Chalana McFarland’s clemency campaign - By Juliette FairleyApr 20, 2020 When Chalana McFarland exercised her constitutional right to a trial for alleged mortgage fraud, she didn’t expect to receive harsher sentencing than her co-defendant who opted for a plea deal but that’s exactly what happened. “Chalana is serving time because she refused to cooperate,” said Amy Ralston Povah, president of the […] Sherry Walter – 20 years for Drug Conspiracy - Name : Sherry Ann Walter DOB: 7-24-1972 Race: White Age: 53 Children: 3 Grandchildren: 2 Raised: Texas State Indicted: Texas Pled: Guilty Charges: Conspiracy with Intent to Distribute Sentence: 20 years Served: 10 years Started sentence: November 2015 Release Date: November 2035 Priors: Possession Under a Gram Prison Conduct: Clear, community status Clemency Status: Amended in […] CAN-DO Foundation supports Pelletier as clemency candidate - By April Bamburg Apr 2, 2020 After President Trump commuted the sentences of multiple inmates in February, advocates are working to raise awareness of the cases of other inmates who are deserving of clemency. One of these is Michael Pelletier, 63, sentenced to life in prison in 2006 on charges of conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy […]CAN-DO supports Diana Marquez’s clemency - By Juliette FairleyApr 18, 2020 When Diana Marquez was sentenced to prison for money laundering and conspiracy to import and distribute marijuana, she was the young mother of five children and the allegedly abused wife of a man involved in the drug trade. Today, she’s 63 years old and has 16 grandchildren. At her husband Mario’s […]  CAN-DO supports clemency for LaShonda Hall - When President Trump granted clemency to nearly a dozen people in February, this included Crystal Munoz, 40, who spent 12 years in prison after being convicted on marijuana charges. Now supporters of LaShonda Hall are hoping the president will do the same for Hall. Hall, 45, is a first-time non-violent offender, who was charged with […] |
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