Michael Thompson goes viral thanks to Tana Ganeva’s Intercept article
After Tana Ganeva’s article dropped about Michael “Meeko” Thompson, it has gone viral on twitter, thanks to Shaun King, Ava DuVernay, and many more…an attorney has been assigned to help Meeko file for clemency in the state of Michigan.
MICHAEL … Read the rest
Antonio Bascaro – Served 39 years for pot – NOW FREE!
Antonio was #1 on Top 25 men deserving of clemency because he has served more time for pot than anyone in the nation. But, today, May 1st he walked out of prison and into the arms of his loving family!
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Daniel Brown – 42 years
Name: Daniel Lynn Brown
DOB: 8-21-19763)
Race: Caucasian4)
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 42
Children: One Daughter
State Indicted: Iowa
Will release to: Council Bluffs Iowa
Trial or plead guilty: Plead Guilty
Charges: (Conspiracy to distribute Methamphetamine),(Possession with intent to … Read the rest
Joseph Wolcott – 23 years for pot
Sign Joseph’s change.org petition here
Name: Joseph Wolcott #18911-075
DOB: March 15, 195
Race: Caucasian
Marital status: Married 42 years
Age: 65 Years old
Children: 1 son 4 grandchildren
Upbringing: Born in New York … Read the rest
Darrell J. Triplett, Sr. 30 years
Name: Darrell J. Triplett, Sr.
DOB: January 4, 1969
Race: African American
Marital Status: Single
Age: 50
Children: Darrell J. Triplett, Jr. (27) Darrene Jamelah Triplett (23)
Grandchildren: Nyla Rey Triplett
State raised: California
State indicted: Topeka, Kansas
Will release … Read the rest
First Step Act recipient Catherine Toney goes to the White House
Catherine Toney has been profiled on the CAN-DO website for many years. We thought she would get clemency from the Obama administration because she not only met all the criteria of the Clemency Project 2014, she was assigned a CP14 … Read the rest
America’s Voice News covers the First Step Act
America’s Voice News interviewed Amy Ralston Povah, Angela Stanton King and Topeka Sam about the First Step Act and the long road ahead for criminal justice reform. Watch the interview on American Voice News
The bill known as the First … Read the rest
Michael Firorito – 22 years
Michael Fiorito 05-22-1968
Caucasian
Married
50
2, 1 living
1, he is 15 & his parents were murdered just before I was arrested
Minneapolis, MN, CHGO originally
Indicted in MN
Trial
Mail Fraud, Conspiracy to Committ
22 years
Served: 12 … Read the rest
Monique Horton – First Step Act Recipient – FREE AT LAST
Monique Horton received an immediate release on February 4, 2019 due to the First Step Act. She served 184 months (15 years) and was re-sentenced to 168 months so she served 1 year and 5 months more than the reduced … Read the rest
Troy Powell – 20 years – First Step Recipient
Name: Troy Powell
DOB: 3/29/77
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Age: 41
Raised: LENOIR, NC
Will live: LENOIR, NC
Charges: CONSPIRACY TO SELL CRACK
Sentence: 20 Years
Served: 15 Years 6 Months
Started Sentence on: 9/13/03
Release date: 2/22/2019… Read the rest
Ezralee Kelley – 16 years – First Step Act
Ezralee Kelley’s public defender has filed a motion on her behalf and is waiting for a response from the Judge.
Name: Ezralee Kelley
DOB: 02/27/1976
Race: Native American & Mexican
Marital Status: Single
Age: 42
Children: 4
State Where I … Read the rest
Catherine Toney – 20 years -Immediate release per FIRST STEP ACT!!!
Congratulations to Catherine Toney and her family!!!
Catherine, her daughter Brandy, and her granddaughter Channon, went to the White House and met President Trump on February 21st, for Black History Month. He introduced Katherine as the “First female to receive … Read the rest
First Step Act snafu – but not for long! CAN-DO in Washington Examiner
“The recalculation of ‘good time’ credit is simply a data entry,” agreed Amy Povah, founder of the Clemency for All Non-Violent Drug Offenders, or CAN-DO, Foundation. “That should take 15 seconds.”
The White House and Federal Bureau of Prisons did … Read the rest
The Appeal podcast with Amy Ralston and Craig Cesal
DEBUNKING THE STORIES ABOUT FEDERAL PRISONERS DINING ON STEAK
As the government shutdown drags on, a number of media outlets–from NBC News to USA Today to the Washington Post–have run stories claiming that federal prisoners are eating elaborate steak dinners … Read the rest
Wayne Pray – LIFE
Name : Wayne Pray
Race: African American
Marital Status: Married
Age: 70 years old
Chidren : 13
Grandchildren: 23
State raised: Newark, New Jersey
State indicted: Newark, New Jersey
Will release: New Jersey.
Charges: Violating 21USC 848 (b) and (a) … Read the rest
NBC interviews Robert Shipp’s sister, Veda to discuss the First Step Act
When NBC called CAN-DO seeking names of people who would benefit from the First Step Act, CAN-DO President Amy Ralston Povah had just the right person – Robert Shipp. NBC wanted to film family members of incarcerated people who … Read the rest
Charles “Duke” Tanner in Chicago Tribune
Charles “Duke” Tanner is an extraordinary case of an undefeated boxer from Gary, Indiana. He’s a first offender serving a 30-year sentence, reduced from LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. He is on the CAN-DO Top 25 Men deserving of clemency and is … Read the rest
Charles “Duke” Tanner – 30 years – First time offender
Charles Tanner’s case covered by Chicago Tribune Dec 29, 2018.
Please sign Tanner’s change.org petition
Clemency: The criminal justice reform Trump can achieve without Congress
President Trump unveiled one of his top legislative priorities before Democrats take over the House of Representatives: passage of the First Step Act, which would reduce some prison sentences. Though he still must win a tug-of-war within the Republican … Read the rest
Harold Damper
Name: Harold Damper
DOB: 05/11/1967
Race: Black
Marital Status: Married
Age: 51
Children: 2
Grandchildren: 2
State where you were raised: CA /Mississippi
State indicted: Mississippi
Will release to: Upland, CA
Trial or pled guilty: Trial
Charges: Count 1, 21
Barbara Scrivner Receives Clemency – 12/17/14 – RIP
CAN-DO NEWS FLASH
BARBARA SCRIVNER RECEIVES CLEMENCY FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA
Although it’s LONG OVERDUE – we could not be happier to hear that someone so deserving was finally rewarded with leniency after serving 21 years!
Today, the Associated Press reported … Read the rest
Three CAN-DO members featured in Washington Examiner seeking clemency
CAN-DO was asked to obtain quotes from several of our clemency candidates. Fortunately, we were able to get quotes from Michael Pelletier, Chad Marks and David Barren for the following article by Steven Nelson for Washington Examiner.
When President … Read the rest
CAN-DO’s Amy Ralston Povah quoted on prison reform and clemency in Washington Examiner
CAN-DO members Michael Montalvo and Lavonne Roach quoted in the Washington Examiner…
“Last month, clemency advocates including Amy Povah of CAN-DO Clemency and Alveda King, the anti-abortion evangelical leader, hosted a panel at a Women for Trump event at Trump … Read the rest
Edward Atencio – LIFE
Name: Edward Atencio
DOB: 03/06/59
Age: 59
Race: Hispanic
Raised: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Tried: District of New Mexico
Will live: Albuquerque, NM
Charges: Count 1: Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Aiding and Abetting
Count 2: dropped in appeals court
Count 3,4,5, … Read the rest
Evelyn Bozon Pappa – 1st Offender – LIFE Sentence
Name: Evelyn Cecilia Bozon Pappa
DOB: June 10-1961
Age:57
Race: White/Hispanic
Tried: Eastern District of Florida
Will live: Colombia
Charges: Conspiracy to import cocaine (count 1)
Conspiracy to possess whit intent … Read the rest
Rufus Rochelle – Serving 40 years
Name: Rufus Rochell
DOB: 10-9-51
Age: 67
Race: Black
Raised: Florida
Tried: Northern District of Florida (Gainesville Division)
Will live: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Charges: Conspiracy with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of Crack and possession with … Read the rest
Sign our petition to FREE ALL POT PRISONERS!
The CAN-DO Foundation has submitted a list of clemency candidates to the White House. One list was comprised solely of 22 people serving time for marijuana-only offenses. Most of these individuals have already served over 10 years and Antonio Bascaro … Read the rest
Corvain Cooper in OC Register – Will Trump save his life!
Barbara Tillis isn’t sure when she’ll get to see her son, Corvain Cooper, again. (read the entire article here)
Every few months for the past four years, Tillis, has driven five hours with her husband, daughter and Cooper’s … Read the rest
Luis Mangual Jr. – 40 years
… Read the restName: Luis Mangual Jr #39624054
DOB: September 6. 1960
Race: Hispanic Black
Age: 57
Children: 7
State you are from: NY
State indicted: Maryland
Will Live: Maryland
Charges: Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Cocaine
Sentence: Life