Category: CAN-DO in the Media
CAN-DO Articles, Interviews and Publications
CAN-DO Foundation in Waging Nonviolence.org 10/12/2015
Comprehensive article by Victoria Law in WagingNonviolence.org about Amendment 782. Oct. 12, 2015
On October 6, the Justice Department announced that nearly 6,000 people in federal prisons will be going home early. The move, U.S. officials told the Washington Post, … Read the rest
CAN-DO’s Founder, Amy Povah on Ed Kalegi’s America Weekend
On June 22, 2016, Ed Kalegi and Christina Stoffo interviewed CAN-DO President and Founder Amy Povah about her work with the CAN-DO Foundation; the clemency project and our marijuana laws. Click the links below to listen or download the interview.… Read the rest
CAN-DO worked with BBC on article about Family Members of Clemency Applicants
BBC reporter Jessica Lussenhop contacted the CAN-DO Foundation seeking insight to worked together for over a year after Jessica contacted CAN0DO seeking a connection to clemency applicants. Jessica wanted to communicate with several prisoners over the course of many months … Read the rest
Amy Povah on Mark Thompson’s “The Edge” I-heart radio show
The Edge starts with a 10 minute blast of politics from political analyst and journalist Michael Shure talking with well known news caster and radio personality, Mark Thompson; a daily voice in Los Angeles on the most listened to talk … Read the rest
CAN-DO in Mother Jones featuring John Knock and Antonio Bascaro: Serving Life for Pot
Obama Just Granted Clemency to a Pot Lifer. But Dozens More Remain Behind Bars.
“We have many senior citizens who have already served decades for marijuana-only crimes that are being ignored.”
By Bryan Schatz | Wed Jul. 15, 2015 4:40 … Read the rest
CAN-DO in Mother Jones about Pres. Obama’s clemencies
CAN-DO Founder, Amy Ralston Povah was squirming in her seat during the White House convening on Women in Prison on 3/30/2016 because she had just dropped off her dear friend, Angie Jenkins, who she’d served time with at FCI Dublin … Read the rest
Justice Denied: Paul Free’s Two-Decade Plus Quest for Freedom
MOTION DENIED
The ruling might as well have said “Justice Denied.”
Paul Free, serving a sentence of life without parole for a nonviolent marijuana conspiracy offense he says he can prove he did not commit, is used to such … Read the rest
Beth Curtis of “Life For Pot” in IB Times
Beth Curtis shines a spotlight on:
These Men Are Serving Life Sentences In Prison For Selling Pot
Fifteen years ago, Beth Curtis’ brother, John, was sentenced to die in prison.
His crime?
Selling weed.
In 1994, John Knock was indicted … Read the rest
