Author: Amy Ralston Povah
Anabel Valenzuela – 32 Years
Name: Anabel Valenzuela.
DOB:6/6/1983.
Age: 33
Race: Mexican-American.
Children: 2 sons, ages 11 and 12
Grew up: Born in Los Angeles but raised in Las Vegas since the age of 7.
Charge: Drug Conspiracy to distribute Methemphetamine and Money … Read the rest
Anthony Viola – First Offender – Serving LIFE is NOW FREE!
Eva Palma Atencio – 1st Offender – LIFE is NOW FREE
Congratulations to Eva Palma Atencio and her family. She has finally received relief that is long overdue! We will be adding more info after she gets through the immigration process.
Please Sign Eva’s Change.org petition
Name: Eva Atencio Palma … Read the rest
Eric McCauley – serving 23 years for pot received Compassionate Release on 6/24/21
Name: Eric Scott McCauley… Read the rest
Ana Alvarez – 1st Offender – 30 years – Pending
Please sign Ana Alvarez’s change. org petition
Name: Ana M. Alvarez #81092-004
DOB: 7-25-1954
Race: White hispanic
Age: 65
Children: One daughter
Charge: 18 USC 371 = Conspiracy to defraud the US
18 USC 1349 = Conspiracy to commit health … Read the rest
Lawrence McCarroll – 33 years — released on CARES Act!
We are so happy for Lawrence and his mother Judy who has been a CAN-DO Guardian Angel for many years. She was Lawrence’s biggest advocate and never stopped working to bring him home.
Raquel Esquivel – 15 years for marijuana
Please sign Raquel’s change.org petition
Name: Raquel Esquivel
DOB: December 1, 1983
Race: White/Hispanic
Marital Status: Single
Age: 37
Children: 3 children and currently 6 months pregnant
State where you are from: Texas
State indicted: Texas
Will release to: Texas… Read the rest
NBC covers CARES Act cases and Clemency
Brian Foster was released from prison nearly a year ago under the CARES Act, a government policy that prioritized the use of home
Politico Breaks Story about Biden’s CARES Act Clemency Effort
The Biden administration has begun asking former inmates confined at home because of the pandemic to formally submit commutation applications, criminal justice reform advocates and one inmate herself tell POLITICO.… Read the rest
Detra Pate – 10 years
Name: Detra Wiley Pate #22511-021
DOB: 11/16/1964
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 56
Children: 2
Grandchildren: none
State where you are from: Georgia
State indicted: Georgia
Trial or pled guilty: Trial
Charges: Healthcare Fraud
Length of Sentence: … Read the rest
Jessica Antunez – 20 years – CARES Act on 8/27/21
Talked to Jessica on 8/27/21 after she was released from FCI Dublin and on her way home! She will be on home confinement and we are elated that she can now reunite with her children, family and friends! Congrats Jessica!… Read the rest
High Times focuses on Pot Lifer Ismael Lira
Most Affected: Ismael Lira’s Family Torn Apart as a Cannabis Lifer
Ismael Lira grew up in
CAN-DO President Amy Ralston Povah on Rev Al Sharpton’s Politics Nation about CARES Act
Link below to an interview between Rev Al Sharpton and Amy Ralston Povah discussing the current state of affairs regarding the CARES Act and why the criminal justice reform community is up in arms about CARES Act prisoners left in … Read the rest
New York Post references three CAN-DO cases: “Biden ‘exploring’ clemency for federal drug crimes”
Biden ‘exploring’ clemency for federal drug crimes, Psaki says
WASHINGTON — President Biden is “exploring” the idea of granting clemency to people who are serving federal prison sentences for drug crimes, White House … Read the rest
Intercept focuses on marijuana offenders – Diana Marquez and Raquel Esquivel
DIANA MARQUEZ HAS spent the last 14 months going on long walks, hitting the treadmill, and cooking with her daughter. She’s gotten to know her grandson, a fourth grader, helping him with his math homework. She has also lived with
