Just spoke with Maurice Clifton who is FREE AT LAST!!!
Please sign Maurice Clifton’s change.org petition
Name: Maurice Clifton Sr. #28332077
DOB: June 24, 1965
Age: 53
Raised: Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Tried: Northern District of Mississippi
Will Live: Mound … Read the rest
Name: Betty Jo Rains #20446-017
Age: 60
Race: White
Raised: Florida
Case: Florida
Will live: Florida
Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kilos of cocaine and possession of firearms in the … Read the rest
Name: Nicole Walker #12462-030
DOB: June 4, 1970
Race: White
Marital status: Single
Age: 49 years old
Children: 1 daughter and 1 grandson
Raised: Iowa
Charged: Southern District of Iowa
Charges: 1 count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute meth… Read the rest
Congratulations to Mary Beth Looney who received clemency on 12/19/16 but still had to serve 6 more years.
Thanks to the First Step Act Mary Beth was released on 12/5/19 as was her husband Donald, “Dody” Both received the Elderly … Read the rest
We are pleased that Tanesha was set free on May 1st 2019 thanks to the First Step Act. Congratulations to Tanesha and all her family.
Tanesha was introduce by President Trump at the 2020 President Summit at the historically black … Read the rest
Aaron Sandusky #63038-112
DOB: 01/08/1970
Marital status: Engaged to Darlene Buenrostro
Children: None
Raised: California
Tried: Los Angeles, CA
Charge: Conspiracy to manufacture and Distribute Marijuana
Sentence: 10 years
Incarcerated Since: 2012
Sentencing Date: 1/07/2012
Served: 7 years
Will Live… Read the rest
Patricia is under house arrest under Elderly Release Program but happy to be among her loved ones.
Please sign Patricia’s change petition
Name: Patricia Albright #66096-097
DOB: 11/2/51
Race: caucasian
Marital status: Divorced for 28 years
Age: 67
Children: 3 … Read the rest
Name: Steffeny “Stet” Frazier
Race: Black
Age: 51
Children: 2 daughters
State where you are from: Atlanta, Georgia
Will release to: Atlanta, Georgia
Trial or pled guilty: Trial – found guilty.
Charges: Conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine
Length of … 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
Congratulations to Catherine Toney and her family!!!
Catherine, her daughter Brandy, and her granddaughter Channon, went to the White House and met President Trump on February 21st, for Black History Month. He introduced Katherine as the “First female to receive … Read the rest
Robert served his time and is currently living in Chicago.
Watch Robert’s sister Veda Ajamu on NBC news about the passing of First Step Act
Please sign Robert Shipp’s change.org petition
Robert was featured in The Mercy Lottery: A Review … Read the rest
CAN-DO NEWS FLASH
BARBARA SCRIVNER RECEIVES CLEMENCY FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA
Although it’s LONG OVERDUE – we could not be happier to hear that someone so deserving was finally rewarded with leniency after serving 21 years!
Today, the Associated Press reported … Read the rest
CAN-DO Foundation is elated that Kim Kardashian met with President Trump on May 30th, Alice Johnson’s birthday, to discuss her case. It’s our hope that others in a position of power will consider propping up additional cases of individuals worthy … Read the rest
Congratulations to Michael and his extended amazing family – Jodi Rose and Bette Herman Davis – two amazing CAN-DO Guardian Angels.
Please Sign Michael’s Petition on Change.org
Name: Michael Chancellor
Race: White
DOB: 08-05-1985
Age: 33… Read the rest
Felicia received clemency on President Obama’s last full day in office – Jan 19, 2017.
Vice news reached out to the CANDO Foundation seeking an interview with a clemency recipient that Obama commuted on his last day in office. We … Read the rest
WATCH RAMONA WALK FREE AFTER 21 YEARS! CAN-DO teamed up Ramona with Casey Tolan of Fusion who wrote about her story and shot this video.
Ramona Brant who was #3 on CAN-DOs Top 25 Women received clemency from President Obama. … Read the rest
While Amy Povah was at the White House for a convening on Women in Prison, it was announced that 61 prisoners received clemency. Out of those, six were CAN-DO members.
Robert Anderson – serving LIFE. CAN-DO featured Robert’s daughter, … Read the rest
Watch out 7 minute video of clemency success stories!
CAN-DO wants to thank everyone for all your hard work, support and tenacity in this herculean effort to save people from more years, if not a lifetime of suffering behind bars. … Read the rest
CAN-DO congratulates everyone on the list – especially Michelle Miles who was #13 on the CAN-DO Top 25
Women, plus Trevis Love, who sent the following email to Malik King – the CAN-DO prison outreach coordinator.
“Amy and you sent … Read the rest
Five CAN-DO members on our website and three members not on the site received clemency on 12/18/2015. We are elated for them and their families who can now start the healing process to overcome the suffering … Read the rest
For Gleneisha Hayter, (Danielle’s daughter) Carl Jr. (Danielle’s son) Adrian Bernard, (Danielle’s sister) and Barbara (Danielle’s mom) and all her friends, family, advocates and loved ones, the nightmare is OVER! Danielle and her family are overjoyed to finally receive the … Read the rest
Josie’s long journey of suffering finally come to an end. She was told by her case manager that her sentence had been commuted by President Obama.
Josephine was #3 on CAN-DO’s Top 25 Women Who Deserve Clemency. CAN-DO Founder Amy … Read the rest
Angie Jenkins, #10 on the Top 25 Women Received Clemency on 12/18/2015. We are so happy for Angie and her family. Angie was featured in this article in Truth Out.org on 9/11/2015 entitled: Mothers Serving Long-Term Drug Sentences Call for … Read the rest
Fox News 13 in Tampa interviewed Cheryl’s daughter, Lavithia Howard and CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah – watch the video:
Message from Cheryl Howard to CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah: “WOW!! I am OVER JOYED right now!! God said he would restore … Read the rest
Deneise Quintanilla is #4 on the CAN-DO Top 25 Women – please sign her change.org petition.
Name: Deneise Anne Quintanilla
DOB: 9/3/68
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 47
Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
Grandchildren: 2 Grandsons, 1 Granddaughter
Charge:… Read the rest
Pauline Blake – #15 on the CAN-DO Top 25 Women, received CLEMENCY from President Obama on August 3, 2016.
On Sept. 1st, Milena Nelson Blake of the Stanford Project picked Pauline up, took her shopping and then took her to … Read the rest
Ricardo was called and given the wonderful news that he received clemency. His family can finally exhale and dream of a renewed future together.
Name: Ricardo Ruiz Montes #63130-097
DOB: 1980
Race: Hispanic
Family: Three children ages 11, 8 and … Read the rest
Carolyn just received clemency from President Obama – she can now dream of her a future with her family – she can now “go home.”
Name: Carolyn Bell #17268-064
DOB: November 29, 1972
Race: Biracial (Black and Vietnamese)
Marital Staus:… Read the rest
Schearean Means was #5 on the CAN-DO Top 25 women – she received the clemency on 12/19/16 but her life sentence was reduced to 30 years so her out date is not until 12/2020. Thanks to First Step e was … Read the rest