“Crystal is one of the few women I’ve worked with that has an opportunity to reunite with her daughters before they become women, before they grow out of the stage where they need their mothers to be hands-on,” reflected Amy … Read the rest
CAN-DO Fondation cited in the following article entitled: Obama’s Clemency Program Has Failed Incarcerated Women
As of January 17, 2017, over 1,385 inmates had received clemency or been pardoned; only around 90 of those people are women, as far … Read the rest
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
Published 01/12/2017 03:39 pm ET |
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
We 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
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’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
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
Name: 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
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
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
Name: 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
Sign Craig Cesal’s change.org petition –
CAN-DO created a video of Craig’s daughter, Lauren talking about her dad, what a wonderful father he is, and why he should get clemency.
Aleph Institute advocated on behalf of Craig to the Trump … Read the rest
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
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
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