{"id":8894,"date":"2018-06-09T14:26:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T19:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2022-08-19T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:59:42","slug":"usa-today-alice-johnsons-clemency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/usa-today-alice-johnsons-clemency\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN-DO in USA Today &#8211; Alice Johnson&#8217;s Clemency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p-text\">CAN-DO quoted in USA Today, per Gregory Korte on the freedom of Alice Johnson: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/06\/06\/kim-kardasian-convinces-trump-grant-clemency-alice-marie-johnson\/657511002\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=amp&amp;utm_campaign=speakable\">Watch video and read the story here<\/a><br \/>\nThe Can-Do Foundation, which advocates shorter sentences for non-violent drug offenders, put Johnson at the top of its list of federal prisoners most deserving of a presidential commutation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Amy Povah, a former federal inmate who started the Can-Do Foundation after President Clinton commuted her sentence in 2000, said Johnson&nbsp;is one of many who deserve presidential mercy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">&#8220;But today is about Alice Johnson, and we are elated that&nbsp;Kim Kardashian has done what others have not,&#8221; she said. &#8220;She has used her celebrity status&nbsp;to lift up a specific case of injustice and give Alice the spotlight her case deserves. Hopefully, there will be more to come in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/06\/06\/kim-kardasian-convinces-trump-grant-clemency-alice-marie-johnson\/657511002\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=amp&amp;utm_campaign=speakable\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8896\" src=\"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/USA-Today-300x255.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/USA-Today-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/USA-Today-768x653.png 768w, https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/USA-Today.png 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAN-DO quoted in USA Today, per Gregory Korte on the freedom of Alice Johnson: &nbsp;Watch video and read the story here The Can-Do Foundation, which advocates shorter sentences for non-violent drug offenders, put Johnson at the top of its list of federal prisoners most deserving of a presidential commutation. 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