Malik King – Founder of EPIC (End Prison Industrial Complex) conducted a contest among the male prisoners he corresponds with and asked them to write what Father’s Day meant to them. Congratulations to Walter Tut Johnson, Maurice Navarro Brooks and … Read the rest
Watch this short documentary by Revolt TV about Miquelle West’s quest to free her mother Michelle West, #2 on the CAN-DO Top 25.
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On President Obama’s last day in office, he granted another 330 commutations to nonviolent drug offenders, bringing his total number of clemencies to 1,715—more than the last 12 presidents combined.
But clemency advocates argue that Obama’s clemency policy consistently overlooked … Read the rest
How a woman who’s served 23 years in prison raised her daughter from behind bars
by Casey Tolan for Fusion
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By Amy Ralston Povah
Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Instead of sleepwalking through the obligatory turkey “pardon” on the White House Lawn this year, I wish President Obama would grant … Read the rest
Angie Jenkins, Ramona Brant and Amy Povah are featured in People’s Online Magazine as the REAL WOMEN of Orange is the New Black.
Netflix is releasing the new season of Orange is the New Black and People Magazine provides a … Read the rest
The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has written an OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA urging him to switch to a broader plan of “amnesty.”
December 13, 2016
The Honorable Barack Obama
The White House
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CAN-DO Founder and President, Amy Ralston Povah has had a busy November – first attending the Koch Institute’s Advancing Justice Summit in New Orleans from Nov. 3rd – 8th and more recently attending the Drug Policy Alliance’s conference in Washington … Read the rest
Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly made headlines for his comments on Sunday’s Meet the Press, when he pronounced that marijuana is “not a factor” in the War on Drugs and that solving the nation’s drug problem does not … Read the rest
When Amy Ralston Povah – then Pofahl, received clemency on July 7, 2000, she had no idea when she woke up that day that a 9 year, 3 month long nightmare was about to end. Neither did the prison staff … 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
The Guardian Angel Program was designed to help prisoners seeking clemency. We have a team of volunteers, or “Angels” who communicate, one on one, and advocate on behalf of an applicant, and that doesn’t stop in the event they are … 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
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
CAN-DO Foundation’s President Amy Ralston Povah has been nominated for Activist of the Year by the Cannabis Business Awards. As a member of the cannabis community, a few of Amy’s achievements include:
Amy Ralston Povah Founder
Alaine Lowell Senior Vice President
Anrica Caldwell Vice President
Cheryl Ward Secretary
Pat Williams Treasurer
Malik King Prison Outreach Coordinator
Maurenne Griese Program Director
Karen Dickson-Morrison Research Director
Lisa Jacobi Administrative Assistant
