Today the founder of the CAN-DO Foundation, Amy Povah, joins Felony Friday to share her remarkable story. The CAN-DO Foundation is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit foundation that advocates clemency for all non-violent drug offenders. When Amy was 28 years old, she was convicted on a conspiracy charge and received a 24 year sentence. She received such a harsh sentence due to the fact that she refused to cooperate with federal officials who were attempting to infiltrate her then husband's massive ecstasy distribution ring. Amy never stopped fighting for her freedom after imprisonment. She attracted the attention of several media outlets and started a massive letter writing campaign, which led seventeen members of the House and Senate to write letters in support of Amy’s clemency. Justice prevailed when President Clinton granted Amy’s clemency on July 7th, 2000 and she was set free.
After Amy was granted her freedom she immediately started fighting injustice in the criminal justice system. Amy founded the CAN-DO Foundation and advocated for clemency for many of the women that she served time with. The organization has expanded since then and played a significant role in creating the wave of pardons granted by President Barack Obama in the final months of his term. Presidential pardon recipient and Felony Friday guest Israel Torres received assistance and support from the CAN-DO Foundation. In fact, it was the interview with Israel that got the attention of this outstanding organization and is the reason why we have today's incredible episode.
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FF 116 - College Student Gets Jail Time for Selling a Couple Adderall
ELL 64: Bernie's "Inequality in America" Town Hall Is Just As Dumb As You'd Think
339. "Addiction is Not a Crime": U.S. Senate Candidate Dale Kerns
FF 115 - Freedom is the Answer to Addiction says Steven Slate
ELL 63: Deep Secretary of State and Clinton Goes Slippity Doo-Dah
338. Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor w/ Rodger F'in Paxton!
FF 114 - Gun Rights, Gun Fights and the 2nd Amendment with Salvatore DeGennaro
ELL 62: Even For Lefty Haters, Tame Oscars Are Lame Oscars
337. Gene Epstein on the Fiscal Time Bomb of U.S. Debt
FF 113 - The Felon Firefighter
ELL 61: We The Internet TV's Lou Perez Talks Guns and Comedy
336. Matthew C. Scaro Brings Liberty Fire to the IL Governor's Race
FF 112 - Shining a Light on the Con Game that is the Drug War with Brian Saady
ELL 60: Are Progressives Actually Causing More Mass Shootings?
335. Break the Media Blackout with LP Congressional Candidate Drew Miller
FF 111 - 13 Years in Prison for $500 Worth of Drugs
ELL 59: The Military Industrial Congress
334. Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor: Breaking News Edition!
FF 110 - Federal Prosecutors Gone Wild!
ELL 58: SOTU, Memos and Super Bowl Hangovers
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