CAN-DO Foundation

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The CAN-DO Foundation (Clemency for All Nonviolent Drug Offenders) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation that fights for the release of nonviolent drug offenders from prison. The foundation educates the public about conspiracy law and advocates for law reform.

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It was started by Amy Povah, herself released by presidential clemency in 2000 in the last year of Bill Clinton's Administration, having served 9 years of a 24-year sentence for conspiracy in a MDMA trafficking case. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Cases

As of 2020, the foundation has helped over 100 prisoners receive clemency. Some of the notable cases have been:

References

  1. "The power of presidential pardons". PBS NewsHour. December 25, 2020.
  2. "Trump Pardons 5 People, Commuting Their Sentences". NPR.org.
  3. "All the president's pardons". 12 December 2020.
  4. "'Everything Costs More on the Inside:' Meet the Women Fighting for Pot Prisoners". GreenEntrepreneur. August 31, 2020.
  5. "Trump grants clemency to Crystal Munoz, inmate friends with Alice Marie Johnson". NBC News. 20 February 2020.
  6. "Who did Trump pardon or grant clemency to?". Washington Post.
  7. "The power of presidential pardons". PBS . 25 December 2020.
  8. "Pardon me". 6 July 2019.
  9. McCarthy, Jim (2020-07-01). "Keys 'Dickie' Lynn released after 30-plus years in prison". Keys Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  10. Simpson-Mersha, Isis (2020-12-23). "Man who served 20 years in marijuana case has sentenced commuted by governor". MLive.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  11. "Trump grants clemency to Crystal Munoz, inmate friends with Alice Marie Johnson". NBC News . 20 February 2020.
  12. "Alice Marie Johnson is Commuted". 7 June 2018.
  13. Lawrence, T.H. (2020-10-27). "'He really listens,' former inmate says of Trump after he grants clemency to non-violent offenders". Sunshine Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  14. "'You Can't Give Up': Lakota Sioux Woman Pardoned by Trump to Reunite with Family After 23 Years". 20 January 2021.