{"id":738,"date":"2014-10-29T20:56:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T01:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=738"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:53:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T20:53:35","slug":"barack-obama-clemency-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/barack-obama-clemency-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign Our Petition Urging President Obama to Free the Top 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 25 Women Who Deserve Executive Clemency\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuclJqr4U_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/barack-obama-clemency-needed-for-25-deserving-women?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=victory_fund&amp;utm_campaign=sponsorship_confirmation\">The Top 25 Women Deserving Presidential Clemency<\/a> is a list of extraordinarily worthy women whose time in federal prison should end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/humansofnewyork\/photos\/pb.102099916530784.-2207520000.1455898230.\/1186535984753833\/?type=3\">Ramona Brant<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sf\/national\/2015\/07\/15\/from-a-first-arrest-to-a-life-sentence\/\">Sharanda Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/president-obama-grants-214-clemencies-one-day\/\">Josephine Ledezma<\/a>, and so many more are now free! Lets bring all of them home.<\/p>\n<p>These women are serving multi-decade and life without parole sentences for non-violent drug offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-three have been behind bars for more than a decade. Eleven have been locked up for more than 20 years! One is a doctor is in prison for medical marijuana. This is not justice.<\/p>\n<p>These good women are now in their forties, fifties and sixties. Many have health problems. Some were severely abused in their earlier lives. Pointless years in prison is not what&#8217;s needed.<\/p>\n<p>These 25 women have 55 surviving children and more than 100 grandchildren waiting to be hugged.<\/p>\n<p>Please do the right thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/barack-obama-clemency-needed-for-25-deserving-women?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=victory_fund&amp;utm_campaign=sponsorship_confirmation\">Please show compassion and sign our petition on Change.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Top 25 Women Deserving Presidential Clemency is a list of extraordinarily worthy women whose time in federal prison should end. These women are serving multi-decade and life without parole sentences for non-violent drug offenses. 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