Month: January 2017

209 Clemencies granted by President Obama on 1/17/16 – 3 from Top 25

Congrats to CAN-DO Members,  Deneise Quintanilla, Lazaro Moreno and Andres Torriente received clemency today!

WASHINGTON – Today, the President granted commutation of sentence to 209 individuals and pardons to 64 individuals:

The President granted commutations of sentence to the … Read the rest

Huffpost: Still a man’s world…especially for clemency

Published 01/12/2017 03:39 pm ET |

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An alarming number of women, including first offenders have been denied clemency even if they fit all the criteria laid out by the Obama admin-istration, such as Lori Kavitz, Melissa Trigg and many more. … Read the rest

Michael Bryant – LIFE – NOW FREE due to First Step Act

michael-bryantWe are pleased to say that Michael was released from prison on Nov. 1st, 2019.
Name:
Michael Andrea Bryant
DOB: 5/14/79.
Race: Black
Marital Status: Single
Age: 39
Raised: Alabama
Indicted: Alabama
Sentence: LIFE
Charges: Possession with intent to sell … Read the rest

Bobbi Jo Wing – LIFE

Name: Bobbi Jo Wing
D.O.B: April 12th, 1980
Race: Native American
Marital Status: Married
Age: 36
Children: none
Grandchildren: none
State Raised: Montana
State Charged: Montana
Will release: Billings, Montana
Charge: First Degree Murder
Sentence: Mandatory Minimum Life sentence without … Read the rest

Lavonne Roach and Ferrell Scott in Raw Story

Lavonne Roach’s mother needs a liver and cannot survive much longer – will President Obama reunite this mother/daughter before it’s too late?  Tana Ganeva writes about Lavonne’s desperation to see her mother and Ferrell Scott – serving life for marijuana … Read the rest

Tamral Guzman – 22 years

Name: Tamral Guzman #43512-074
D.O.B. 7/5/70
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Age 46
Children: 3
Grandchildren : 4 and one on the way 🙂
Where you are from: FL & Tenn.
State indicted: Tenn.
Will live: Tenn.
Charge: Conspiracy … Read the rest

Andres Torriente – 21 Years – Received Clemency on 1/17/16

andrea-torresName: Andres Torriente #09811-031
DOB: 05/19/1972
Age: 44
Race: Black/Hispanic
Married: No
State raised: New York, NY
State Charged: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Release date: 2027
Charge: Conspiracy to Distribute 35 kilograms of cocaine + 851 enhancement
Sentence: 21 years
Years Read the rest

Elda Juanita Regalado

Name: Elda Sanjuanita Olivarez Regalado #80948-079
DOB: 08/17/1961
Born: Rio Grande City, Texas
Race: White Hispanic
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 55
Children: 5
Grandkids: 6
Living Parent: Mother: Elvia M. Olivarez age 89
State raised: Texas
State charged: Texas Southern … Read the rest

Alfonso Angel – 25 years – NOW FREE!

Congratulations to Alfonso who was set free on 9/28/2020

Please sign Alfonso’s change.org petition – his daughter, Pilar wants her father home badly. “My father has been incarcerated my whole life, and it has been challenging. Growing up, I have … Read the rest

Lazaro Moreno – LIFE for POT – Received Clemency on 1/17/16

lorenzo-moreno-onlyName: Lazaro Moreno
DOB: April 3,1963
Race: Hispanic
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 58 yrs old
Children: Two daughters- ages 32 and 26
Grandchildren: One grandson(13), One granddaughter(10)
State raised: Texas
State Charged: Texas
Will live: Mission, Texas
Charges: 1000 kilo … Read the rest

Celebs share stories of clemency recipients in #MySentence

Nothing makes all of us at CAN-DO happier than the moment when we learn someone we advocated for is given the greatest news of their life – that they are “going home.”  People like Dicky “Joe” Jackson, who was #5 … Read the rest

13 Women Seek a Reconsideration for Clemency!

Please President Obama, set these women free! 

These women is this video presentation are seeking a reconsideration for clemency.  Only 76 women have received clemency from President Obama, to date.  Some first offenders with impeccable prison conduct have been denied … Read the rest

Charles Scott – 51 years

Sign and share Charles’s Change petition seeking support for clemency:

charles-scott_fullName: Charles Scott #05917-028
Race: African American
Marital Status: Single
Age: 46
Children: 1 daughter
Grandchildren: 1 grandson
State raised: Indiana
State charged: Indiana
Will release: Indianapolis, Indiana
Charge: Conspiracy … Read the rest

Lenora Logan – Life reduced to 30 years- Immediate release on 8/13/20 Clemency on 10/21/20

lenora-skinnyName: Lenora Logan #11733-424
DOB: 10-21-60
Age: 59
Children: 3
Grandchildren: 11
Raised: Iowa
Will live: Joliet, IL
Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and sell crack cocaine
Sentence:  LIFE reduced to 30 years on appeal and then resent 2 pt reduction … Read the rest

Aaron Brooks

Name: Aaron Brooks
DOB: 6-19-81
Race: Black,
Marital Status: single,
Children: 1 child.
I was born in Oakland california
I currently reside in knoxville, tennessee
I was charged with the instant offense in knoxville,Tn.
Conspiracy to posses with intent to … Read the rest

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