CAN-DO’s Amy Ralston Povah was interviewed for the “Pardon Me” episode on Reveal and connected the producer with one of our favorite clemency applicants – Charles Tanner. Listen to “Pardon Me” here.
We start by meeting Charles “Duke” Tanner, a … Read the rest
Name: Christopher Smith – # 12310-041
DOB: 1/28/1980
Race: Caucasian
Age: 39
Children: 1 Son
State you are from: Minnesota
State indicted: Minnesota
Will Live: Burnsville, Minnesota
Charges: Conspiracy to Distribute Prescription Drugs over Internet
Length of Sentence: Original 30 … Read the rest
As he watched CNN from inside the federal correctional complex in Coleman, Florida, Rufus Rochell couldn’t suppress his joy at the news of Conrad Black. His old friend, the media tycoon with whom he shared a dorm years ago, had … Read the rest
An Odessa woman serving 15 years for conspiracy charges related to marijuana has petitioned U.S. President Donald Trump for a sentence reduction.
A petition was filed on Crystal Munoz’s behalf by Texas A&M University’s Criminal Defense Clinic in November and … Read the rest
NAME: Christopher Smith – # 12310-041
DOB: 1/28/1980
RACE: Caucasian
MARITAL STATUS: Single
AGE: 39
CHILDREN: 1 Son
STATE WHERE HE IS FROM: Minnesota
STATE INDICTED: Minnesota
WILL RELEASE: Burnsville, Minnesota
TRIAL OR PLEA: Trial
CHARGES: Conspiracy to Distribute … Read the rest
Catherine Toney began February in prison and ended the month with a job at Walmart after White House adviser Jared Kushner called company CEO Doug McMillon on her behalf.
Toney, 55, is believed to be the first woman freed by … Read the rest
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
Read about Daniels story in Wall Street Journal by Sadie Gurman:
Name: Daniel Lynn Brown
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 43
Children: One Daughter
State Indicted: Iowa
Will release to: Council Bluffs Iowa
Trial or plead guilty: Plead Guilty… Read the rest
We are elated that Joe walked out of prison after Brandon Sample of Prisology wrote a motion for his compassionate release. Congrats to the Wolcott family and Brando for such a spectacular job!
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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 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
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
Name: Piotr (Peter) Misiolek #21155-424
DOB: Oct. 19,1973
Race: white
Raised: Debica Poland from birth to 17yrs, then Chicago, IL from 17 years to date.
Tried: Northern District of Ill.
Will live: Debica, Poland (after deportation)
Charges: Conspiracy to distribute … Read the rest
Name: Kimberly Robinson, (Kim) #64902-019
DOB: 10/2/59
Age: 66
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Children: One son, one daughter
Grandchildren: One granddaughter
Grew Up In: Anderson, SC
Case based In/Tried: Knoxville, TN
Will Live Post-Release:… Read the rest
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