{"id":11135,"date":"2019-12-01T22:35:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T04:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=11135"},"modified":"2022-08-19T09:34:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:34:07","slug":"washington-examiner-quotes-can-do-prisoners-seeking-clemency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/washington-examiner-quotes-can-do-prisoners-seeking-clemency\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Examiner quotes CAN-DO prisoners seeking clemency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each year Steven Nelson of the Washington Examiner writes about the Presidential Turkey pardon as a means to raise awareness for people seeking clemency from draconian sentences that sprang from the &#8220;tough on crime&#8221; era of the late 80s and 90s.  We collected quotes from several of the people profiled on the CAN-DO website seeking mercy through clemency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-1.png 793w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-1-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-1-768x638.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-2_Rufus.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-2_Rufus.png 786w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-2_Rufus-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-Thanksgiving-2_Rufus-768x625.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><figcaption>To read the rest of the story <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-3.png 794w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-3-768x578.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/maybe-if-i-were-a-turkey-prisoners-beg-trump-to-pardon-them-for-thanksgiving?fbclid=IwAR0ShxjqAgs1lRQfIJMn_dFrccR1bgtQDHy1D_Hu8geCbLcG5b8HFe5WW0E\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-4.png 782w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-4-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wash-Ex-4-768x674.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>be something to celebrate&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/maybe-if-i-were-a-turkey-prisoners-beg-trump-to-pardon-them-for-thanksgiving?fbclid=IwAR0ShxjqAgs1lRQfIJMn_dFrccR1bgtQDHy1D_Hu8geCbLcG5b8HFe5WW0E\">  Read the article here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year Steven Nelson of the Washington Examiner writes about the Presidential Turkey pardon as a means to raise awareness for people seeking clemency from draconian sentences that sprang from the &#8220;tough on crime&#8221; era of the late 80s and 90s. 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