Monique Horton – First Step Act Recipient – FREE AT LAST

Monique Horton – First Step Act Recipient – FREE AT LAST

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 term under the Fair Sentencing Act that reduced the 100 to 1 crack cocaine disparity…

Troy Powell – 20 years – First Step Recipient

Troy Powell – 20 years – First Step Recipient

Name: Troy Powell DOB: 3/29/77Race: WhiteMarital Status: SingleAge: 44 Raised: LENOIR, NCWill live: LENOIR, NCCharges: CONSPIRACY TO SELL CRACKSentence: 20 Years Served: 15 Years 6 MonthsStarted Sentence on: 9/13/03 Release date: 2/22/2019 Institution: FMC LexingtonComments: I did way to much time for the charge Plans: I want to get a job and start saving for…

Kimberly Robinson – 24 years

Kimberly Robinson – 24 years

Name: Kimberly Robinson, (Kim) #64902-019 DOB: 10/2/59 Age: 60 Race: Caucasian Marital Status: Single Children: One son, one daughter Grandchildren: One granddaughter  Grew Up In: Anderson, SC Case based In/Tried: Knoxville, TN Will Live Post-Release: Fairburn, GA Charge(s): 1- 21 USC 846 and 841(a) (1) and 841 (b) (1) (A) :  conspiracy to distribute five…

Ezralee Kelley – 16 years – First Step Act

Ezralee Kelley – 16 years – First Step Act

Ezralee Kelley’s public defender has filed a motion on her behalf and is waiting for a response from the Judge. Name: Ezralee KelleyDOB: 02/27/1976Race: Native American & MexicanMarital Status: SingleAge: 42Children: 4Raised: Washington state (Spokane)State Indicted: Washington StateRelease State: Washington StateTrial: Pled Guilty (binding Plea) Mandatory 15 with career criminal enhancementCharges: Conspiracy to distribute 50…

First Step Act snafu – but not for long! CAN-DO in Washington Examiner
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First Step Act snafu – but not for long! CAN-DO in Washington Examiner

“The recalculation of ‘good time’ credit is simply a data entry,” agreed Amy Povah, founder of the Clemency for All Non-Violent Drug Offenders, or CAN-DO, Foundation. “That should take 15 seconds.”  The White House and Federal Bureau of Prisons did not respond to requests for comment.  Justice Department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said guidance has not…

The Appeal podcast with Amy Ralston and Craig Cesal
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The Appeal podcast with Amy Ralston and Craig Cesal

DEBUNKING THE STORIES ABOUT FEDERAL PRISONERS DINING ON STEAK As the government shutdown drags on, a number of media outlets–from NBC News to USA Today to the Washington Post–have run stories claiming that federal prisoners are eating elaborate steak dinners while prison guards go unpaid. This narrative, while obviously bogus, initially went unchallenged. This week,…