Author: Amy Ralston Povah

Amy Ralston Povah is a clemency recipient under President Clinton, an award winning filmmaker, and founder of the CAN-DO Foundation.
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Mary Beth Looney – 42 years 7 months

Name: Mary Beth Looney
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Age: 63
Children: 2 GIRLS DAWN 46 AND DUSK 44 ,8 GRANDKIDS, 3 STEP CHILDREN, 4 STEP GRANDKIDS)MAYBE MORE NOT SURE)
RAISED IN HIAWATHA KS,
CHARGED IN OK FAILED TO INDITE … Read the rest

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Michael Pelletier – Serving Life for Pot

Michael Pelletier

At the CAN-DO Foundation, we like to help the public get to know the prisoners we advocate for on a personal level, so this month we’d like to introduce you to a remarkable man, Michael Pelletier.  A wheelchair … Read the rest

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President Obama Commutes the Sentences of 46 Prisoners.

While we are happy for everyone who received a commutation, we look forward to many more deserving applicants who are waiting in the pipeline, many of whom spotlighted on the CAN-DO website.  Listen to President Obama’s comments on CNN NewsRead the rest

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Connie Farris – 12 years for mail fraud – NOW FREE!

Connie has finally reunited with her loving husband, Rex Farris under the Elderly Release Program.

Name: Connie Farris #41922-048
DOB: 1944
Race: White
Marital Status: Married 53 years to Rex Farris
Age: 73 husband, Rex,  74
Children: None
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2015 CAN-DO Awards for Extraordinary Advocacy Focused On Ending the Drug War/Mass Incarceration

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER TO THE FOLLOWING CAN-DO AWARD RECIPIENTS

Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Nora Callahan Founder of November Coalition for her selfless devotion to POWs throughout the 90s to present day.  Nora was motivated to start a prison … Read the rest

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Women of Danbury honor CAN-DO Foundation and other women!

CAN-DO Founder Amy Povah received a text from Phyllis Hardy, the “G’ma of Danbury” who has become the face of the #FREEHER movement started by Andrea James, founder of Families for Justice as Healing.  It was a photo of … Read the rest

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U.S. v Amy Ralston Pofahl (Povah)

The Conspiracy Case Against Amy Ralston Pofahl

Amy Ralston Pofahl – (now Povah) was indicted, tried and convicted by the federal government in Waco, Texas in 1991.  Amy was assigned a court appointed attorney whose only interest was to solicit … Read the rest

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Tips on getting Congressional support

One very important asset when seeking clemency is the support of a Congress member or Senator.

If you want to reach out to your congress member and seek their support for someone you know or love who is seeking clemency … Read the rest

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What is a Drug Conspiracy Case?

Each Circuit in the nation provides pattern jury instructions for every conceivable charge a defendant can be indicted for.  The following is taken from federalevidence.com for the 9th Circuit (page 411) with regard to what is necessary to prove a

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How to Enhance Your Chances for Clemency

Executive Clemency Petition in Malibu, CA

Tips Prisoners Can Use to Enhance Chances at an Executive Clemency Petition in Malibu, CA.

If you are going to file a clemency petition please do not re-hash the particulars of your case. This … Read the rest

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What Constitutes a Federal Drug Conspiracy?

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Who Can Be Charged? – Anyone who has any type of agreement or knowledge in connection to others who have the intent to commit drug law violations, (whether or not the accused ever participated in the act) can be … Read the rest

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Oil Painting by Michael Pelletier, serving Life for Pot
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Prison Art — Oil Paintings by Michael Pelletier – Life for Pot

Inmate Michael Pelletier, a paraplegic since the age of 11, serving a sentence of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE for a nonviolent, victimless marijuana conspiracy offense, is almost a very talented artist.  These are some of Michael’s prison art oil paintings … Read the rest

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Michael Pelletier – Life Without Parole for pot

Paraplegic Michael Pelletier is serving LIFE for POT

Michael Pelletier is Serving Life for Pot – He has over 113,000 signatures on his petition on Change.org – Please sign and share. 

Name: Michael Pelletier, #11109-036
Offense: Importing and Distributing Marijuana
Sentence: Life without parole
Incarcerated Since: 2006
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Pedro Moreno – LIFE FOR POT

Please sign Pedro’s change.org petition. 

Name: Pedro Moreno #71498-079
DOB: Jan. 8 1960
Race: Hispanic
Marital Status: widowed.
Age: 61
Children: 5
Grandchildren: 3
State raised: Texas
State charged: Texas
Will live: Roma, Texas
Charge: Conspiracy with intent to distribute … Read the rest

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