Author: Amy Ralston Povah

The CAN-DO Foundation has submitted a list of clemency candidates to the White House. One list was comprised solely of 22 people serving time for marijuana-only offenses.  Most of these individuals have already served over 10 years and Antonio … Read the rest

Barbara Tillis isn’t sure when she’ll get to see her son, Corvain Cooper, again.  (read the entire article here)

Every few months for the past four years, Tillis, has driven five hours with her husband, daughter and Cooper’s … Read the rest

Name: Luis Mangual Jr #39624054
DOB: September 6. 1960
Race: Hispanic Black
Age: 57
Children: 7
State you are from: NY
State indicted: Maryland
Will Live: Maryland
Charges: Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Cocaine
Sentence: Life

Emanuel Sferios (Founder of Dance Safe) and co-host Tatiana Makovkin have kicked off a “risk reduction and benefit enhancement podcast reducing shame and stigma to save lives and end the drug war.”

For their first podcast, they interviewed Amy Ralston … Read the rest

Russell J. Ellis
8-10-59
Black
Illinois
Chicago IL or Irving Texas
CCE: Trial
Life + 5 years
2-26-1998
23 years
Good
File in 2012 denied 2016, put in another clemency 2017 pending
None
F.C.I. Greenville; Ms. G. Harris , Mr. … Read the rest

Back in the late ’80s, a few years into her marriage to her now ex-husband, Povah discovered that he had been involved in an international ecstasy business. He asked her to handle some “financial matters” for him while he was … Read the rest

When Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother serving life in prison for drug trafficking, was granted clemency by President Trump on June 6, a phone call went out from the White House counsel’s office — the administration wanted more people … Read the rest

Amy Povah, who leads the CAN-DO Foundation, says she confirmed with the policy advocate who is serving as a conduit that Paige’s letter was sent to the White House on Wednesday. The advocate did not respond to requests for … Read the rest

Amy Ralston Povah served nine years in prison before President Clinton commuted her sentence.  She is now one of the most knowledgeable and effective advocates for executive clemency, and for sensible reform of our criminal justice system. Her group, CAN-DO … Read the rest

CAN-DO sited by Washington Examiner as one of three sources providing names of additional clemency candidates to the White House.  Read the rest of the story

A list of 17 women and six men prepared by CAN-DO was topped by … Read the rest

CAN-DO Foundation is elated that Kim Kardashian met with President Trump on May 30th, Alice Johnson’s birthday, to discuss her case.  It’s our hope that others in a position of power will consider propping up additional cases of individuals worthy … Read the rest

Felicity Huffman’s time spent at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, will definitely not feel like a vacation, former inmate Amy Povah tells ET.

On Wednesday, ET spoke to Povah — who previously served nine years at the same jail … Read the rest