Amy Goodman
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Trump Frees Alice Johnson; What About Thousands Still Serving Life for Nonviolent Drug Offenses?
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June 7, 2018
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13:53Now PlayingPresident Trump has commuted the life sentence of a woman who was imprisoned for a firsttime nonviolent drug offense, after her cause was taken up by reality television star Kim Kardashian West. Alice Marie Johnson, a 63yearold grandmother from Memphis, was released Wednesday from federal prison in Aliceville, Alabama, where she had been serving her sentence for nearly 22 years. While Alice Marie Johnson has been released, thousands of other prisoners are still serving life without parole for nonviolent drug offenses. We speak with Jennifer Turner, who was part of the legal team representing Johnson in her application for clemency. She is a human rights researcher with the American Civil Liberties Union and author of the ACLU report titled “A Living DeathLife Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses.”
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