Alice Marie Johnson

Alice Marie Johnson
Johnson in February 2019
Born
Alice Marie Johnson

(1955-05-30) May 30, 1955 (age 69)
Criminal status
Conviction(s)
Criminal penalty
August 2020 pardon granted by Donald Trump

Alice Marie Johnson (born May 30, 1955)[2] is an American criminal justice reform advocate and former federal prisoner. She was convicted in 1996 for her involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization and sentenced to life imprisonment. In June 2018, after serving 21 years in prison, she was released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville, after President Donald Trump granted her clemency, thereby commuting her sentence, effective immediately.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Pardons Granted by President Donald J. Trump (2017–2021)". 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Alice Marie Johnson – Free At Last – Life sent commuted!". CAN-DO Foundation. June 6, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Trump gives Alice Johnson a full pardon a day after her RNC speech". NBC News. 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ Vazquez, Maegan (28 August 2020). "Trump pardons Alice Johnson". CNN. Retrieved 28 August 2020.