Michael Pelletier
At the CAN-DO Foundation, we like to help the public get to know the prisoners we advocate for on a personal level, so this month we’d like to introduce you to a remarkable man, Michael Pelletier. A wheelchair … Read the rest
Prison Art — Oil Paintings by Michael Pelletier – Life for Pot
Inmate Michael Pelletier, a paraplegic since the age of 11, serving a sentence of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE for a nonviolent, victimless marijuana conspiracy offense, is almost a very talented artist. These are some of Michael’s prison art oil paintings … Read the rest
Michael Pelletier – Serving Life for Pot
Michael Pelletier is Serving Life for Pot – Please sign his petition on Change.org
Michael Pelletier, #11109-036
Age: 62
Offense: Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Marijuana
Sentence: Life without parole
Incarcerated Since: 2006
Served: 12. years
Raised: Madawaska, Maine
Tried:… Read the rest
Chris Williams – 5 years State Sanctioned Medical Marijuana
Christopher Wayne Williams #11839-046
Offense: Distribution of cannabis; Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime
Sentence: 60 months
Incarcerated Since: 2008
Priors: level 1 misdemeanors
Date of Birth: 6/8/1974
Family: 1 son
Forfeitures: Cash and possessions
Did … Read the rest
Justice Denied: Paul Free’s Two-Decade Plus Quest for Freedom
MOTION DENIED
The ruling might as well have said “Justice Denied.”
Paul Free, serving a sentence of life without parole for a nonviolent marijuana conspiracy offense he says he can prove he did not commit, is used to such … Read the rest
VICTORY for Medical Marijuana!!!
Congress voted to reauthorize the 2015 Medical Marijuana
Amendment, (also known as Rohrabacher-Farr amendment) by a vote of 242 to 186.
Medical cannabis patients scored another big victory today when Congress voted in favor of preventing the … Read the rest
Irma Alred – serving 30 years for pot IS NOW FREE – DRUGS MINUS TWO
MORE GOOD NEWS!!!
Irma Alred is NOW FREE – and called Amy Povah to say hello while she drives with her sister from Tallahassee to Corpus Christi, Texas to be with the rest of her family – the first person … Read the rest
Therese Crepeau is FREE at LAST – Thanks to Drugs Minus Two!
CAN-DO NEWS – 2 Point Reduction Really Helps Some Inmates!
Congratulations to Therese Crepeau, who walked out of prison today after serving 21 years on a 26 year sentence thanks to the new 2 Point Reduction program.. We can’t wait … Read the rest
Mary Ritcherson – After 30 YEARS – FREE AT LAST!
Formerly #11 on CAN-DO’s Top 25 List of Women Who Deserve Clemency
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY – who walked out of prison on June 23rd after serving all of a very harsh 30-year sentence. Mary was given a bus ticket and … Read the rest
Elizabeth “Beth” Cronan – 28 Years – Receives 2 Point Reduction!
Congratulations to Beth Cronan #14 on the Top 25. Beth’s mother, Jeanne, wrote to CAN-DO’s Amy Povah, to say she is beside herself with joy. Her dream to hold Beth in her arms again will finally come true.
The 2 … Read the rest