By: Victoria Law
May 5, 2024
Part of the Series – The Road to Abolition
The fight to free women and end mass incarceration is long and ongoing, but these activists aren’t giving up.
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.
Read the full story from Truthout here.
