Josephine Ledezma and Rita Becerra featured in Fusion Op Ed by Jason Hernandez
Jason Hernandez wrote an Op Ed that was published in Fusion on 1/15/2016 entitled Why hasn’t President Obama granted clemency to a single Latina inmate? about the lack of any Latinas receiving clemency from President Obama. Indeed, to date, there has not been a single Latina to receive mercy of the more than 20,000 applicants and…
Clemency for Tim Tyler – Life Without Parole Received CLEMENCY on 8-30!!!!
Message from Tim: At 3:19 pm on 8-30-16 Hi, I was just called to the office and talked to Professor Ogilvy at the Catholic University. He informed me that I received clemency today. It will be a two year release date with a condition that I do a drug class for 9 months but after…
Ricardo Ruiz Montes – 20 years – Received Clemency on 1/19/17
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 7 years old Charges: Conducting a continuing criminal enterprise and 4 counts of manufacture/possession of marijuana…
Michelle Miles – 30 years – Received Clemency on 5/5/2016 after 19 years!
We are all rejoicing for Michelle Miles who walked out of prison on June 1, 2016. Thank you President Obama! We still have a long way to go. There are many more worthy candidates on this website. Please keep the clemencies coming. Michelle Miles was #13 on the CAN-DO Top 25 Name: Michelle Miles…
Malik King – CAN-DO Prisoner Outreach Coordinator Meets Clemency Recipients
Prison Outreach Coordinator Malik King met with clemency recipient Efram Douglas on June 22nd and provided the following detailed summery of their encounter. Efrem Rahoman Douglas – Knoxville, TN Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Eastern District of Tennessee Sentence: 300 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (September…