CAN-DO Individuals who are now free. These people either completed their sentence or received clemency.
Rachel was released on 1/10/2020
Name: Rachel Rogers #09797-059
DOB: 8/10/73
Age: 46
Race: Hispanic
Children: 4
Grandchildren: 1
State raised: North Dakota
Will release: Brooklyn, New York
Charge: Conspiracy to distributed 500 grams of Meth
Sentence: 18 … Read the rest
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.
Congratulations to Mary Ziman – she is finally free. Her son Corey picked her up from FCI Greenville and here are the photos of her happy freedom day!
She had been hospitalized several times, blind in one eye – losing … Read the rest
Name: Holly Dawn Moore
DOB: 7/12/82
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Children: One son, age 18 years old
Charge: Conspiracy to Robbery Affecting Commerce
Sentence: 16 years 4 months
Years Served to Date: 11 years
Date Sentence Started: 12/5/2005
Priors:… Read the rest
Rose Ella Summers – 20697-001
DOB: 9-11-70
Children: 1 son – Victor
Race: White
Raised: Grand Prarie, Texas
Tried: Dallas, Texas
Will live: Dallas, Texas
Charge: Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Money Laundering
Sentenced: May 7, 1997
Sentence: 24 years … Read the rest
Lori Kavitz called CANDO from the airport in Orlando on May 16, 2018 – her freedom day!
Sent. Judge Mark Bennett supports Lori’s clemency
Lori Kavitz 02310-029
DOB: 10/15/58
Race: White
Children: 2 sons, 3 grandchildren
Charge: Conspiracy to Distribute … Read the rest
Linda walked out of federal prison on April 13, 2017 and is now in Kalamazoo Michigan! Congratulations to Linda and her family – what a milestone!
Name: Linda Lee Byrnes – 68415-079
DOB: 7/6/46
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
State … Read the rest
Minnie Thomas is #5 on the CAN-DO Top 25 Women was given the miracle of freedom on Aug 3, 2016 by President Obama.
CAN-DO worked with Katina Smith to get a change.org petition up supporting her mother’s clemency. The Denver … Read the rest
Sadly, Barbra Scrivner passed away and is no longer with us. She passed in January of 2019. Amy Povah and Barbra served time together at FCI Dublin. Amy and Barbra stayed in touch from the time Amy left prison after … Read the rest
Irma was released on Oct 30th and moved to Corpus Christi, Texas to live with her family. Thanks to Drugs Minus Two, she got 70 months taken off her 30 year sentence.
Irma Alred is NOW FREE and called Amy … Read the rest
Congratulations to Therese Crepeau, who walked out of prison today after serving 21 years on a 26 year sentence thanks to the new 2 Point Reduction program.. … Read the rest
On October 5, 2015 George Martorano was released from prison after serving 32 long years in federal prison!” CAN-DO’s Amy Povah talked to George on 10/7 and heard all about his first meal of every Italian dish he ever … Read the rest
Congrats to Larry who is now home!
Name: Larry Eugene Cason, Jr
DOB: March 2,1976
Marital Status: Single
Children: 2 (daughters)
State raised: North Carolina
State Indicted: North Carolina
Charge: Possession with intent to distribute
Sentence: 20 years imprisonment and … Read the rest
Andrea Asch
On February 19, 1998 law enforcement entered Andrea’s home with a search warrant obtained and based upon the word of an informant who was facing an 85-year prison sentence. The “snitch” was guilty of being a major distributor … Read the rest
It’s a great day because so many people are being released from the half-way house and/or BOP due to the 2 pt reduction that Beth and others who were on the Top 25 Women who Deserve Clemency, such as Therese … Read the rest
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
