{"id":8255,"date":"2018-02-06T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=8255"},"modified":"2022-08-19T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T18:10:35","slug":"felicia-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/felicia-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Felicia Smith received clemency and is NOW FREE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Felicia received clemency on President Obama&#8217;s last full day in office &#8211; Jan 19, 2017. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice news reached out to the CANDO Foundation seeking an interview\u00a0with a clemency\u00a0recipient that Obama commuted on his last day in office. \u00a0We paired them with Felicia Smith! \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I9me8maG8uU\">Vice news covered Felicia&#8217;s story:\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Obama Granted This Woman Clemency, But Life On The Outside Has Many Roadblocks (HBO)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I9me8maG8uU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Felicia Smith<br \/>\n<strong>DOB:<\/strong> 6-23-1982<br \/>\n<strong>Age:<\/strong> 36<br \/>\n<strong>Children:<\/strong> 1 daughter<br \/>\n<strong>Raised:<\/strong> Louisiana<br \/>\n<strong>Tried:<\/strong> Shreveport, Louisiana<br \/>\nCurrently living: Shreveport, Louisiana<br \/>\n<strong>Charge:<\/strong> Possession with Intent to distribute; Conspiracy to distribute cocaine<br \/>\n<strong>Sentence:<\/strong> 24 years, 4 months<br \/>\n<strong>Served:<\/strong> 12 years<br \/>\n<strong>Clemency status:<\/strong> \u00a0Granted on January 19, 2017 by President Obama<\/p>\n<p>The CANDO Foundation connected Vice news with several candidates who received clemency on President Obama&#8217;s last day. \u00a0Vice focused on Felicia and while we are grateful she had this opportunity to share her story, we are concerned about her current situation after she was asked to move out of her apartment. \u00a0CANDO launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/felicia-ty-eryka\">fundraiser on GOFUNDME<\/a> to help Felicia raise funds to secure a new apartment. \u00a0CANDO donated $750 in emergency funds to Felicia and hope to meet our goal of $10,000 so Felicia will have the support she needs to succeed.*<\/p>\n<p>*All funds raised will go to Felicia Smith, minus the recovery of our $750 emergency donation &#8211; CANDO will not profit from \u00a0this fundraiser for Felicia, other than to reimburse CANDO for funds donated. \u00a0We are not a re-entry organization but we have big hearts &#8211; not one person working for CANDO makes a salary. \u00a0Our entire staff works on a 100% volunteer basis.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Felicia or other clemency recipients please contact the CAN-DO Foundation at 310-699-3357.<\/p>\n<p>Donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?token=rhPmTGb_UYQGCnPeq-TLD-KXY13-2vIdNzAM9nkrQJIT0NBT8B3BQI0W-dk1qcLC5d-3oG&amp;country.x=US&amp;locale.x=US\">CANDO here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felicia received clemency on President Obama&#8217;s last full day in office &#8211; Jan 19, 2017. 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