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Christopher Holyfield – LIFE – FREE AT LAST on 8/18/22

Pleas sign Christopher’s clemency petition on Change.org.

Congratulations Chris – we are elated for you!!!  Welcome home!

Name:  Christopher Holyfield
DOB: 9-16-68
Race: Black
Marital Status: Married
Age: 53
Children: 5
Grandchildren: 4 grandchildren
Grew up: California
Indicted: Colorado
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Joanne Tragas – Serving 16 years for Nonviolent Offense – NOW FREE!

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Joanne is now out but needs help. Please consider giving to her Gofundme campaign so she can afford to pay for an apartment during this transition time:

Name: Joanne Tragas #51090-018
DOB: March 24
Race: White
Age: 54
Children: 1… Read the rest

CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah in The Hill Pushing CJ Reform

CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah is taking on Senator Tom Cotton because he’s holding up a bipartisan bill for criminal justice reform entitled The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015.  Senator Cotton is from Amy’s home state of Arkansas … Read the rest

Angela Wright – 30 years – Compassionate Release – NOW FREE!

Angela Wright

Congratulations Angela Wright! We are so happy you are now free! 

Please sign Angela Wright’s clemency petition:
Name: Angela C. Wright #: 12118-017
DOB: 1/1/1977
Age: 44
Marital Status: Single
Children: One son, Brad Moore, Jr.
Sentence: 30 years, 4 … Read the rest

Luke Scarmazzo – 21.8 years for Medical Marijuana — NOW FREE ON COMPASSIONATE RELEASE!

Luke’s co-defendant, Ricardo Montes received clemency. They were charged together and are co-defendants.   Please sign this petition supporting Luke’s clemency on change.org 

Luke Scarmazzo # 63131-097
DOB: 1980
Age: 41
Race: White
Raised: California
Tried: Went to trial in the … Read the rest

Melissa Trigg – 1st Offender – 15 years – Now Free

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We were elated to get the wonderful news that Melissa was scheduled to go to a halfway house on Nov 14th.  This is a date many of us have waited for!  Congrats to the entire Trigg family.

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Michael Pelletier – Serving Life for Pot

Michael Pelletier

At the CAN-DO Foundation, we like to help the public get to know the prisoners we advocate for on a personal level, so this month we’d like to introduce you to a remarkable man, Michael Pelletier.  A wheelchair … Read the rest

Andy Cox – Life for Pot is NOW FREE due to Compassionate release!

Andy Cox was Serving Life for Pot and walked out of prison on 1/6/20. We are elated for Andy and his family!!! 

Please sign Andy Cox’s change.org petition

Name: Andrew Cox, #89487-020
DOB:
7/13/1963
Children: 3
Born and Raised: Vero … Read the rest

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