Amy Povah, who leads the CAN-DO Foundation, says she confirmed with the policy advocate who is serving as a conduit that Paige’s letter was sent to the White House on Wednesday. The advocate did not respond to requests for … Read the rest
Medium interviews Amy Povah on prison reform and Alice Johnson’s clemency
Amy Ralston Povah served nine years in prison before President Clinton commuted her sentence. She is now one of the most knowledgeable and effective advocates for executive clemency, and for sensible reform of our criminal justice system. Her group, CAN-DO … Read the rest
CAN-DO’s list of names goes to the White House, per Washington Examiner
CAN-DO sited by Washington Examiner as one of three sources providing names of additional clemency candidates to the White House. Read the rest of the story
A list of 17 women and six men prepared by CAN-DO was topped by … Read the rest
Entertainment Tonight interviews CAN-DO’s Amy Ralston Povah about Felicity Huffman’s time in prison
Felicity Huffman’s time spent at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, will definitely not feel like a vacation, former inmate Amy Povah tells ET.
On Wednesday, ET spoke to Povah — who previously served nine years at the same jail … Read the rest
FCI Dublin cell is NO college dorm room, says Amy Povah of CAN-DO Foundation
“To set the record straight, I have no recollection of ever comparing a prison cell to “college dorm living” although that’s a catchy title for In Touch.” says Amy Ralston Povah to her CAN-DO members and followers on social media. … Read the rest
CNN – Trump commutes sentence of Alice Marie Johnson
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case during an Oval Office meeting with Trump.
Johnson has already served 21 years
… Read the rest CANDO goes to the White House, quoted in the Washington Examiner
CANDO president Amy Povah attended the White House Summit on prison reform as mentioned in the Washington Examiner: Read the entire story here.
Amy Povah, founder of the CAN-DO Foundation, said that she left the White House optimistic about … Read the rest
CAN-DO in USA Today – Alice Johnson’s Clemency
CAN-DO quoted in USA Today, per Gregory Korte on the freedom of Alice Johnson: Watch video and read the story here
The Can-Do Foundation, which advocates shorter sentences for non-violent drug offenders, put Johnson at the top of its list … Read the rest
Alan Dershowitz, Alice Johnson and CAN-DO in Wash Examiner talking Clemency
CAN-DO collected quotes from Alice Johnson, Michael Pelletier, Michelle West, Crystal Munoz, and Connie Farris, for Steven Nelson’s article focused on Alan Dershowitz’s perspective on what it takes to get clemency from President Trump. “You have to appeal to his … Read the rest
Business Insider covers Kim Kardashian’s trip to the White House
Johnson said it took a miracle for her case to grab the attention of the Trump administration — and that miracle came in the form of Kardashian West. For years, Johnson believed Obama was her last hope of leaving prison … 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
CANDO in BBC coverage of Kim Kardashian’s meeting with Pres. Trump
BBC writes about Kim Kardashian’s trip to the White House and talked to CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah. CAN-DO is elated that Kim Kardashian has committed herself to freeing Alice Johnson, who has been on the CAN-DO Top 25 since 2014 … Read the rest
CANDO participated in White House work shop on women’s issues
CAN-DO President, Amy Povah was invited to the White House Summit on prison reform and asked to share her hard-earned knowledge about Women’s Issues related to incarceration. CAN-DO supports the First Step Act and is working hard to garner support … Read the rest
Catina Scales and Topeka Sam on MSNBC mention CAN-DO RE: Alice Johnson
Catina Scales (daughter of Alice Johnson and friend of CAN-DO President Amy Povah) and colleague Topeka Sam were interviewed on MSNBC about Alice Johnson’s clemency, granted by President Trump on June 6 2018.
Topeka Sam does a great job explaining … Read the rest
In Justice Today and CANDO focus on BOP memos with harsh consequences
CANDO Foundation worked with reporter Lauren Gill with In Justice Today to get to the bottom of the BOP Memo debacle regarding BOOKS, EMAIL and MAIL policy. It’s a very bleak picture. The book policy prohibits family and friends from … Read the rest
CAN-DO Foundation communicates directly with every prisoner on our site
Since 2000, Amy Ralston Povah, president and Founder of CAN-DO Foundation has advocated on behalf of others seeking justice through clemency. The CAN-DO Foundation website does not collect or compile the information on this site by surfing the internet. We … Read the rest
MEET THE CAN-DO ADVISORY BOARD
CAN-DO has teamed up with some of the leading pardon experts and activists in the nation, including Mark Osler, Sam Morison, Andrea James and Eric Sterling, just to name a few.
Sam Morison provides invaluable insight and expertise with … Read the rest
Rewire reveals additional burdens for women serving time
Special thanks to Victoria Law and REWIRE, for this in depth article: “Women do not choose to have a period,” said Amy Povah, who spent nine years in a federal prison and is now the founder and director of … Read the rest
CANDO expresses “hope” in NBC news on Trump’s first commutation
Obama’s ramping up of commutations, which lessens an inmate’s prison time, was extraordinary given the historic rarity of it all, according to advocates.
“Everybody was hoping they’d see their name on the list,” said Povah, who herself was granted clemency … Read the rest
CAN-DO Pot Prisoners in Rolling Stone
CAN-DO worked with Tana Geneva to gather stories for her revealing article for Rolling Stone – click title and read the whole story:
Pot Prisoners: Meet Five Victims of the War on Drugs
This must-read exposes the ugly underbelly of … Read the rest
Federal Sentencing Review explores Obama’s clemency initiative
Doug Berman’s Federal Sentencing Reporter, together with Vera Institute engaged in an in-depth review of President Obama’s Clemency Initiative.
CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah was asked to write about the “women” who received clemency from President Obama, or lack thereof. Sadly, … Read the rest
The Conspiracy Law – What you don’t know can hurt you…
CAN-DO Founder, Amy Ralston Povah got more time than her kingpin husband or anyone in his entire entire organization of smugglers and dealers even though she was the least culpable. It’s convoluted and hard to believe, which is why we’ve … Read the rest
Huffpost: “Criminal Justice System’s War on Women”
Clinton-era clemency recipient Amy Ralston Povah is profiled in the following Huffpost article regarding women suffering from overly harsh ‘Department of Justice’ policies:
What often goes unreported and frighteningly unnoticed is the war the administration is waging on women through
CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah in New York Times
January 26, 2015
Amy Povah, founder of CAN-DO; P.S. Ruckman, a pardon expert, and Sam Morison, former Pardon Staff Attorney for 13 years, who are both members of the CAN-DO advisory board, contributed to this NYTs online debate about “the … Read the rest
Clemency favored men over women, even if they were repeat offenders
CAN-DO Foundation has done exhaustive research regarding who did and did not receive clemency from President Obama during his historic clemency initiative. Our findings are rather shocking.
It’s no surprise that more men received clemency than women because they outnumber … Read the rest
Business Insider publishes our Open Letter seeking clemency for more women
CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah collaborated with The Council* to write an ‘Open Letter’ to President Obama which was published in Business Insider on Dec 12, 2016. CAN-DO coordinated with other advocacy organizations plus reached out to, and secured 42 … Read the rest
Alice Johnson and CAN-DO in KOMO News
Amy Povah conducted a radio interview with KOMO news the day Alice Johnson was set free. We have nothing but positive things to say about Kim Kardashian’s involvement, even though the media wants to question this method. She carried Alice … Read the rest
Fox 11 News Interviews Amy Povah the day Alice Johnson was set free
Morning of June 6, 2018, CAN-DO President, Amy Povah said her phone was blowing up with text messages to “turn on CNN.” The night before Amy had communicated with Alice that her release was imminent; even likely it would happen … Read the rest
Obama hits milestone, but too few women – Atlantic
President Obama shatters glass ceiling by granting more than 1,000 clemencies, but only 68 were women!
by, JULEYKA LANTIGUA-WILLIAMS
Among the recipients in the latest group are Donna McDaniel, Cindy Shank, and Lisa Ball, all of whom … Read the rest
Huffpost Op Ed: We Must Reduce Mass Incarceration in the U.S., Not Escalate It
Huffpost contributor, Amy Povah weighs in on Sessions’ directive that will take this nation
back to the Dark Ages of the 90s “dumb on crime,” era. Read the entire Huffpost Op Ed…
