{"id":4242,"date":"2016-06-21T01:25:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T06:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:38:48","slug":"clemency-michael-holmes-serving-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/clemency-michael-holmes-serving-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Holmes – Serving Life is NOW FREE!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Holmes walked out of prison on April 18, 2017 after 18 years. He received clemency on 12\/19\/16<\/p>\n

Michael Holmes was lucky #10 on Top 25 – and finally got his DREAM COME TRUE! \u00a0Clemency!!!
\nMichael’s change.org petition on the CAN-DO movement page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Michael Dwayne Holmes
\nDOB:<\/strong> 9\/26\/72
\nRace:<\/strong> African American
\nMarital status:<\/strong> single
\nAge:<\/strong> 43
\nChildren:<\/strong>\u00a0NONE
\nCharge:<\/strong> Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
\nSentence:<\/strong> LIFE without parole
\nServe to date:\u00a0<\/strong>18 years
\nSentence on:<\/strong>\u00a0October 2, 1998
\nPrison conduct<\/strong>–2 write ups— 1st– possessing a non hazardous tool–( A sign to cover my window while using the toilet)2nd; Disobeying an order \u00a0He has excellent conduct!
\nClemency status:<\/strong> Have been appointed an attorney by the Clemency Project 2014 on February 2015
\nSupporters:<\/strong> FAMM, Immediate family members, Preachers at local churches around my city–McKinney, Texas, CAN-DO Foundation;
\nInstitution:<\/strong> Forrest City Federal Correctional Facility–Forrest City, Arkansas
\nAccomplishments:\u00a0<\/strong>Certificates in Commercial Drivers License,–obtain a diploma while incarcerated, earned a job as the #1 cook for the Warden and all of his staff, and continue to prepare food for the ODR–(Officers Dining Room)
\nMichael Homes also has a website with more information devoted to his story.\u00a0www.grantmichaelholmesclemency.com<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Michael:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Isreal Torres advocating for Michael Holmes at CAN-DO White House Vigil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have taken full responsibility for my participation in an ongoing conspiracy in which drugs were sold. I realize my behavior was wrong, and hurt the community. \u00a0I also know I am destined to do great things if given an opportunity just as two of my co-defendants, who have received clemency are now doing great things. \u00a0Both Jason Hernandez and Isreal Torres, who were participants in the conspiracy case that I was indicted for, are now home and have been featured in many publications about the great work they are doing. \u00a0I yearn for the day when I too can reunite with my family and let the healing begin. \u00a0They have suffered every day, because this prison sentence that I am serving is one they too, must serve and it’s painful knowing that the behavior of a bunch of youngsters, who got wrapped up in the drug culture, has caused any collateral pain. \u00a0I carry that load with me every day. \u00a0I pray for relief from a LIFE sentence of which I have already served over 18 years.<\/p>\n

Even my Judge expressed frustration about the sentence he was mandated to impose and stated the following:<\/p>\n

“I certainly take no pleasure in sentencing a 25-year-old man to life imprisonment; you can believe me when I say that. And I have thought about this a good deal..Congress has enacted these laws. They are very punitive, and have determined that punishment should be established in accordance with these Sentencing Guidelines..And I don’t have anything, , to work with insofar as a downward departure…”<\/p>\n

My offense did not involve guns or links to any gangs, cartels, or violence, hence I qualify for the current clemency project that was launched by the Obama administration. \u00a0I pray that my paperwork will be processed in time and that the Pardon Attorney will consider my worthy of a favorable recommendation so my paperwork can be sent to President Obama for his signature. \u00a0I will make him proud and cherish every day that I am blessed with the freedom that I took for granted as a young man who was misguided by the allure of fast money and a life style I thought was impressive. \u00a0The only thing I’m impressed with now, is my relationship with God, my family and my desire to prove to society that I am a good man, worthy of a second chance who can contribute to the greater good of all mankind.<\/p>\n

I will never disappoint the President or the Pardon Attorney if I’m given that chance of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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Michael Holmes walked out of prison on April 18, 2017 after 18 years. He received clemency on 12\/19\/16 Michael Holmes was lucky #10 on Top 25 – and finally got his DREAM COME TRUE! \u00a0Clemency!!! Michael’s change.org petition on the CAN-DO movement page. Name:\u00a0Michael Dwayne Holmes DOB: 9\/26\/72 Race: African American Marital status: single Age:…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-4242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-now-free","tag-can-do-foundation"],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-20-at-11.33.39-PM.png",322,286,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Amy Ralston Povah","author_link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/author\/candoamy\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"Now Free","slug":"now-free","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":192,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":192,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Now Free","category_nicename":"now-free","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":27,"name":"CAN-DO Foundation","slug":"can-do-foundation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":461,"filter":"raw"}],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"Now Free"}],"post_tag":[{"value":27,"label":"CAN-DO Foundation"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14880,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4242\/revisions\/14880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}