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Derrick Cain

Monday, June 11, 2018
Derrick Cain was sentenced to a 10-year mandatory prison term for selling cocaine. When his wife went back to school to become a pediatric nurse, Derrick’s salary alone wasn’t enough to keep them afloat, so he worked during the day and sold cocaine at night.... Read More

Nicole Walker: Her Sobriety Didn’t Matter at Sentencing

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Nicole was an addict who got clean, turned her life around, and was a productive member of society. But the judge was unable to consider any of this when sentencing her to a mandatory 10 years in prison. UPDATE: Nicole was released to the halfway... Read More

Rufus Rochell: A Gentleman and a Gentle Man

Monday, May 7, 2018
Despite his 35-year sentence for a drug crime, Rufus Rochell remains upbeat, kind, and forward-looking. For more than three decades behind bars, he’s immersed himself in service to others—a kind of remarkable self-rehabilitation. UPDATE: Rufus was released after more than 30 years in prison in... Read More

Yolanda Flournah-Perkins

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
In 2004, two semesters before she was set to graduate from the University of Central Florida with a degree in criminal justice, then-23-year-old Yolanda Perkins was sentenced to 37 months in prison for possession of stolen mail, a white-collar offense. Since her 2006 release, Yolanda... Read More
Kenneth Graham Stanley

Kenneth “Graham” Stanley

Friday, August 3, 2018
This first-time offender spiraled into selling drugs — “the worst decision I’ve ever made” — after his addiction took fierce hold and wouldn’t let go. The judge at his trial said the long mandatory sentence was “quite harsh,” but he had no choice but to... Read More

David Lee Sanchez

Monday, April 16, 2018
David was only 14 when he first started selling marijuana to support his own habit. At 18, he and his uncle were arrested for dealing, and David’s uncle blamed David for everything. He received the mandatory 18 years and nine months to 23 years and... Read More

Marcus Boyd

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Marcus received a 169-month sentence for distribution and possession with intent to distribute 37.4 grams of crack, even though only 5.6 grams were attributed to him at the time of his arrest. He was released in 2009 due to the crack sentencing guidelines retroactivity amendment. Marcus was... Read More

Patrick Ryan

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Over the course of decades of battling addiction, Patrick served terms in prison for burglary, escape, and DUI offenses. One drunken night he pawned a firearm as a felon, and although he attempted to rectify his mistake upon sobering up, he received a 15-year mandatory... Read More

Angela & Kimberly Bush

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
After selling drugs to support their addictions, Angela and Kimberly were sentenced to 15 1/2 years and 19 1/2 years, respectively, based on minimum guideline sentences. In 2012, Angela’s sentence was reduced from 188 months (15 ½ years) to 150 months (12 ½ years) thanks to the... Read More

Ricky Minor

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Ricky is serving a life-without-parole sentence for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. His sentence is based on prior offenses, even though none of them resulted in prison time. He had been fighting addiction and depression for years when he was sentenced.  President Obama commuted Ricky’s sentence on October... Read More

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