On August 3rd at 8:30 pm ET, Amy Povah, founder of the Clemency for All Nonviolent Drug Offenders (CAN-DO) Foundation, Jessica Jackson, #cut50 National Director & Co-Founder, and Brittany K. Barnett, #cut50 Fellow, discussed the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act. Watch the teach–in to learn more about the challenges women face behind bars, the impacts…
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 created a video using clips dating back to the 90s, from Court TV, Montel Williams and…
We have started a new petition on Change.org seeking support for a reversal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions directive to escalate the drug war, seize more property, treat the opioid crisis as a criminal issue and allow the DEA to hire their own prosecutors! He is determined to grow the already bloated prison industrial complex…
On August 25, President Trump granted former Arizona Sheriff, Joe Arpaio a full pardon. Strange since he has often said that illegal immigrants should never be permitted to leap frog over all the people waiting in line who have applied for, and are using the proper path to citizenship. Hmm! All the more reason why…
The appointment of retired Army General Mark S. Inch to head the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a major blow to those working for prison reform under Trump. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on August 1, 2017 that Inch would be taking over the position. In the past, Inch has been responsible for detainee…