CAN-DO in the News

High Times Article – Most Affected: Daniel Longoria, Joe Cavazos and Travis Longoria Fight for Their Freedom

CAN-DO and Rachel Hanson in Wall Street Journal on Biden’s clemency spree

CAN-DO pot prisoners in New York Post for 420

Clemency for 75 individuals + 3 Pardons from President Joe Biden

NBC covers CARES Act cases and Clemency

Politico Breaks Story about Biden’s CARES Act Clemency Effort

High Times focuses on Pot Lifer Ismael Lira

CAN-DO President Amy Ralston Povah on Rev Al Sharpton’s Politics Nation about CARES Act

Intercept focuses on marijuana offenders – Diana Marquez and Raquel Esquivel

New York Post references three CAN-DO cases: “Biden ‘exploring’ clemency for federal drug crimes”

Politico focuses on CARES Act and Rufus Rochelle – quotes CAN-DO

High Times featured Pot Lifer Pedro Moreno

Home Confinement Detainees Remain in Limbo!

New York Post spotlights 420 – asks CAN-DO for quotes from cannabis clemency candidates, Ismael Lira and Pedro Moreno

Clemency recipient Chalana McFarland and her daughter Nia on PBS

PBS special about Charles “Duke” Tanner’s clemency miracle!

CAN-DO thanks President Trump – Press Release – congrats to several of our clemency candidates!

New York Post quotes several CAN-DO clemency candidates in annual Turkey pardon article by Steven Nelson

Angela Wright has served over a decade and needs clemency

Vietnam Vet Michael Montalvo deserves clemency

Rufus Rochelle deserves clemency per CAN-DO

Peach Tree Times focuses on Chalana McFarland’s clemency campaign

CAN-DO backs clemency for Jimmy Romans

CAN-DO Foundation supports Pelletier as clemency candidate

Ana Alvarez’s clemency plea to President Trump

CAN-DO supports Diana Marquez’s clemency

CAN-DO supports clemency for LaShonda Hall

CAN-DO members Rufus Rochell and Chad Marks in Wall Street Journal re: Covid-19

Crystal Munoz, Tynice Hall and Judith Negron among clemency recipients by President Trump

Three CAN-DO members receive clemency from President Trump

Most vulnerable prison population is in great peril…

CAN-DO’s Daniel Brown in Wall Street Journal seeking compassionate release

FOR WOMEN AT A FEDERAL PRISON HOSPITAL IN TEXAS, FEAR THAT CORONAVIRUS WILL SPREAD ‘LIKE WILDFIRE’

Washington Examiner quotes CAN-DO prisoners seeking clemency

Entertainment Tonight interviews CAN-DO’s Amy Ralston Povah about Felicity Huffman’s time in prison

FCI Dublin cell is NO college dorm room, says Amy Povah of CAN-DO Foundation

360 Law focuses on John Bolen’s clemency petition and the backlog of other pending petitions

Aaron Sandusky’s medical marijuana nightmare – told by Reason

REVEAL’s “Pardon Me” featuring Charles “Duke” Tanner and CAN-DO

Rufus Rochell in Daily Beast by Sam Stein

Crystal Munoz in local Odessa press – MRT

Jared Kushner helps First Step Act recipient get a job at Walmart

Michael Thompson goes viral thanks to Tana Ganeva’s Intercept article

First Step Act recipient Catherine Toney goes to the White House

America’s Voice News covers the First Step Act

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

The Appeal podcast with Amy Ralston and Craig Cesal

Kim Kardashian achieves her goal – Alice Johnson is free!

NBC interviews Robert Shipp’s sister, Veda to discuss the First Step Act

Charles “Duke” Tanner in Chicago Tribune

Clemency: The criminal justice reform Trump can achieve without Congress

Amy Ralston Povah nominated for Activist of the Year – Please vote!

Three CAN-DO members featured in Washington Examiner seeking clemency

CAN-DO President Amy Ralston Povah in Episode 1 Podcast: Love vs DEA

CAN-DO’s Amy Ralston Povah quoted on prison reform and clemency in Washington Examiner

Sign our petition to FREE ALL POT PRISONERS!

Corvain Cooper in OC Register – Will Trump save his life!

CNN – Trump commutes sentence of Alice Marie Johnson

Yahoo News focuses on 3 CAN-DO clemency candidates

Ex-NFL player asks Trump to release Marcus Paige – we think he’s innocent!

Medium interviews Amy Povah on prison reform and Alice Johnson’s clemency

CAN-DO’s list of names goes to the White House, per Washington Examiner

Alice Johnson and CAN-DO in KOMO News

CAN-DO in USA Today – Alice Johnson’s Clemency

Alan Dershowitz, Alice Johnson and CAN-DO in Wash Examiner talking Clemency

CAN-DO Foundation communicates directly with every prisoner on our site

Business Insider covers Kim Kardashian’s trip to the White House

CANDO in BBC coverage of Kim Kardashian’s meeting with Pres. Trump

CANDO participated in White House work shop on women’s issues

CANDO goes to the White House, quoted in the Washington Examiner

New Haven Independent – Alice Johnson Skypes into Yale University

Connie Farris’s story in The Marshall Project

In Justice Today and CANDO focus on BOP memos with harsh consequences

CANDO expresses “hope” in NBC news on Trump’s first commutation

CAN-DO applauds President Trump’s first commutation!

Tysha Williams of Studio 3 Hollywood interviews CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah

Truth-out focuses on victims of halfway house closures

Alice Johnson and Kim Kardashian make a great team!

Rewire reveals additional burdens for women serving time

Vice reveals the truth about BOP’s failure to provide feminine hygiene products

Washington Examiner quotes CAN-DO prisoners seeking mercy from Trump at Thanksgiving

Huffpost Op Ed on Federal Halfway House Closures

CAN-DO endorses clemency for California female fire fighters who risk life and limb…

BOP Report Card – Feminine Hygiene

Prosecutors slammed for ‘lack of moral compass’…

Life of the Law focuses on “Clemency”

CAN-DO Pot Prisoners in Rolling Stone

Truthout quotes CAN-DO’s concern over militarization of BOP

Huffpost: “Criminal Justice System’s War on Women”

Federal Sentencing Review explores Obama’s clemency initiative

Clemency favored men over women, even if they were repeat offenders

28 Organizations Voice Concerns to House Oversight Committee: CJ Reform

Honoring Men in Prison on Father’s Day – Huffpost

Amy Ralston Povah received clemency on July 7, 2000 in SF Chronicle

Huffpost – Clemency was not wasted on Carol Richardson and here’s why

Washington Post, NY Post, NY Daily News, Fox News, Dallas Morning News quotes CAN-DO about Carol Richardson

Women Speak Out Against Sessions New Directive in Truthout

Drug War Stories profiled Amy Povah of CAN-DO

Amy Povah on Lions of Liberty podcast

Malik King on Lions of Liberty podcast

CAN-DO’s Amy Povah recognized by High Times on Women’s Day!

“Weed not a factor” in war on drugs

Pot Lifer, Ferrell Scott in High Times

“Women in Prison” in Congressional Quarterly

Michelle West and William Underwood in Truthout

CAN-DO in the Outline – Post Clemency Initiative

The irony of David Barren’s clemency in Reason…

Business Insider tackles the issue of two few women getting clemency.

Business Insider publishes our Open Letter seeking clemency for more women

CAN-DO in High Times – Where are the women?

Reuters contacted CAN-DO for intel regarding Clemency Project 2014

Huffpost Op Ed on conspiracy law by Amos Irwin

Kindland focuses on pot prisoners Craig Cesal and Michael Pelletier

Reason tackles the conspiracy law using case of CAN-DO President, Amy Povah

Washington Post – Joy to the lucky and anguish to the disappointed

U.S. News reports on pot lifers, Michael Pelletier and John Knock

Vera Institute focuses on lack of clemency for women

330 clemencies were granted on 1/19/17 by President Obama –

Vice writes about Crystal Munoz; 19 years for pot!

Women Have Been Failed by Obama’s Clemency Program – The Establishment

209 Clemencies granted by President Obama on 1/17/16 – 3 from Top 25

Huffpost: Still a man’s world…especially for clemency

Lavonne Roach and Ferrell Scott in Raw Story

Yale Law Students spotlight Clemency Applicants in Mic Op Ed

NATIONAL TOWN HALL: The Clemency Initiative

15 CAN-DO Members Received Clemency on 12.19.2016

Glamour Magazine features CAN-DO Women, Cheryl Howard and LaShonda Hall

Women of FCI Dublin Commemorate CP14 in a Quilt for Obama

The Council’s Open Letter to President Obama

CAN-DO in The Daily – Last symposium of the year for NCIFIWG!

Ferrell Scott and Craig Cesal in Washington Post

Lori Kavitz in Washington Post and USA Today

Obama hits milestone, but too few women – Atlantic

Incarcerating US; a socially relevant documentary

New Film, Incarcerating US

Revolt TV mini doc on Miquelle West’s quest to free Michelle West

‘Thanksgiving in Prison’ by Amy Povah, in the Influence

CAN-DO in Business Insider October 23, 2016

LaShonda Hall in Knoxville Mercury News

Clemency Recipient Donella Harriel in the Influence

“Why we Badly Need More Clemencies for Women” in The Influence by Amy Povah

Only 105 Women Have Received Clemency by President Obama

STATS on WOMEN IN PRISON

Anrica Caldwell’s Op Ed in The Influence

Truthout.org Focuses on Clemency and the Guardian Angel Program

Truthout focuses on Clemencies and the Guardian Angel Program

Four CAN-DO members receive clemency on 8-30!

CAN-DO’s Amy Povah and Miquelle West on Fox 11 News

Watch our 7 minute video of women who have received clemency!!!

CAN-DO’s Amy Povah and Miquelle West on FOX 11 with Christine Divine

13 CAN-DO Members Receive Clemency on August 3, 2016

Women of Danbury honor CAN-DO Foundation and other women!

Michelle West’s story in Fusion by Casey Tolan

President Obama grants historic 214 clemencies in one day – 7 are on CAN-DO Top 25!

Ramona Brant’s long road to freedom has abruptly taken a turn – may she RIP

Amy Povah on Mark Thompson’s “The Edge” I-heart radio show

Solidarity of NGOs in Open Letter to President Obama

What Constitutes a Federal Drug Conspiracy?

Mary Ziman in Truthout: The Need for Compassionate Release – TWO PART SERIES

CAN-DO’s Founder, Amy Povah on Ed Kalegi’s America Weekend

CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah in The Hill Pushing CJ Reform

Join the CAN-DO Guardian Angel Program

Video of Lauren Cesal seeking clemency for her Dad, Craig Cesal

Clemency Recipients Angie Jenkins, Ramona Brant and Amy Povah in People Magazine

U.S. v Amy Ralston Pofahl (Povah)

Celebs and Clemency Recipients Speak on Capitol Hill, including CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah

Clemency Recipient Trevis Love Credits CAN-DO!

CAN-DO Foundation has a Movement Page on Change.org!!!

CAN-DO Influenced Three Articles on Conspiracy Laws: Reason, Huffpost and The Kind

4 CAN-DO Members Granted Clemency 5/5/2016

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks about the Fair Sentencing Act of 2015

Amy Povah in Reason Magazine on Drug Conspiracy Cases

Minnie Pearl Thomas in Denver Post – thanks to Change.org and CAN-DO

Clemency Recipients go to the White House, including CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah

Watch the CAN-DO video of clemency recipients and applicants in front of the White House – 2016

Michael Yandal thanks Pres. Obama for granting his clemency on 3/30/16

CAN-DO worked with BBC on article about Family Members of Clemency Applicants

CAN-DO in Mother Jones about Pres. Obama’s clemencies

6 CAN-DO MEMBERS RECEIVED CLEMENCY on 3/30/2016

Alice Marie Johnson and CAN-DO in Vocativ

White House Vigil for Clemency Applicants

Video Project

CAN-DO Founder, Amy Povah’s radio interview archives, plus 2 part radio interview with Kerry Reynolds for KMUD

CAN-DO at the Denver 420 Rally

Josephine Ledezma and Rita Becerra featured in Fusion Op Ed by Jason Hernandez

Malik King – CAN-DO Prisoner Outreach Coordinator Meets Clemency Recipients

2015 CAN-DO Awards for Extraordinary Advocacy Focused On Ending the Drug War/Mass Incarceration

7 CAN-DO Members Receive Clemency 12/18/2015

USA Today interviews Jason Hernandez at CAN-DO VIGIL for POWs at the White House

CAN-DO in Reuters Report about Therese Crepeau

CAN-DO Foundation in Waging Nonviolence.org 10/12/2015

Michelle West in Humans of New York and TruthOut.org

Op Ed in Fusion Urging President to Pardon More Women by Amy Povah

Welcome to CAN-DO: Justice Through Clemency

What is a Drug Conspiracy Case?

CAN-DO in Mother Jones featuring John Knock and Antonio Bascaro: Serving Life for Pot

President Obama Commutes the Sentences of 46 Prisoners.

CAN-DO in Buzzfeed News

Clemency and Pardon FAQs

How to Enhance Your Chances for Clemency