From Truthout:
We have a long way to go to bring justice to all the individuals who were harmed by the ‘tough on crime,’ zero-tolerance legislation passed in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s,” says Amy Povah, founder and director of CAN-DO Justice through Clemency, which advocates for people imprisoned on federal drug sentences.
“Many people we are advocating for have served over 25 years and many are elderly and need a second chance,” Povah told Truthout.
In 1991, Povah was sentenced to 24 years and four months for conspiracy related to her then-husband’s ecstasy dealing. (He fully cooperated and named his wife as part of the conspiracy in exchange for six years in a German prison.) Povah was granted clemency in 2000 by then-President Bill Clinton and vowed to continue fighting to free the many women still imprisoned under the same drug war policies. Continue reading >>>
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