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State elections official mum on reform plan to bar noncitizen voting

Indiana’s elections chief, Secretary of State Diego Morales, did not respond to a request for comment about a reform plan proposed by the advocacy group Americans for Citizen Voting (ACV) to bar all noncitizens from voting in any Indiana election.

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 14, 2023

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Trump grants clemency to boxer charged with possession of fake cocaine 14 years ago

When Charles Tanner was sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute powder cocaine, he was a 24-year-old boxer with no prior convictions.

By Juliette Fairley | Oct 23, 2020

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CAN-DO backs clemency for imprisoned Romans

By Bob Pepalis | May 11, 2020

James Romans has spent nine years in prison working to better himself, including the completion of a 15-month dental assistant apprenticeship.

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CAN-DO says COVID-19 issues add urgency to Pelletier's clemency bid

By Bob Pepalis | May 4, 2020

The threat of COVID-19 has only made supporters of Michael Pelletier push harder to secure clemency from President Trump so that the paraplegic can be released from a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind.

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Supporters back clemency for Tanner

By Megan O'Neill | Apr 10, 2020

First-time offender serving 30-year sentence.

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CAN-DO Foundation backs clemency for Romans

By April Bamburg | Apr 7, 2020

The CAN-DO Foundation supports James “Jimmy” Romans in his bid for clemency following President Trump’s issuing clemency to multiple individuals in February 2020.

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Charles Tanner deserves President Trump's clemency, says prison reform advocate Alice Marie Johnson

By April Bamburg | Apr 6, 2020

Charles Tanner, 38, has served 14 years of a 30-year sentence for a conspiracy to distribute cocaine conviction. He petitioned President Donald Trump for clemency. The Buried Alive Project and the former mayor of Gary Indiana, Richard G. Hatcher, support Tanner.

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CAN-DO Foundation supports Pelletier as clemency candidate

By April Bamburg | Apr 2, 2020

After President Trump commuted the sentences of multiple inmates in February, advocates are working to raise awareness of the cases of other inmates who are deserving of clemency. One of these is Michael Pelletier, 63, sentenced to life in prison in 2006 on charges of conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, money laundering, and conspiracy to engage in money laundering.