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Alice Marie Johnson

Women and Crime

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The Importance of Hope

On October 24th, 2014, many inmates had received news, mostly from advocacy organizations that they were working with. And this was a big buzz in the prison, in the federal prisons, particularly in the federal system. President Obama, at this time about halfway through his final term, had announced a new clemency initiative. Now, Alice had already been denied clemency a few years prior in 2011. This is among almost ten unsuccessful appeals.

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