NPR: alice marie johnson https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=615750931 alice marie johnson en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:39:12 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: alice marie johnson https://www.npr.org/tags/615750931/alice-marie-johnson Opinion: The Truth About Pardons The history of presidential pardons is often surprising — and revealing. Sat, 05 Dec 2020 07:52:39 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/05/943352401/opinion-the-truth-about-pardons https://www.npr.org/2020/12/05/943352401/opinion-the-truth-about-pardons

The history of presidential pardons is often surprising — and revealing.

]]> Scott Simon Woman Released After Trump Commutes Her Life Sentence For Nonviolent Drug Offense Alice Marie Johnson was released hours after the president issued the order. She was in prison for more than 20 years for a first-time drug conviction. Kim Kardashian West had pushed for her release. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:07:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/06/617513060/president-trump-commutes-sentence-of-grandmother-serving-life-in-prison https://www.npr.org/2018/06/06/617513060/president-trump-commutes-sentence-of-grandmother-serving-life-in-prison

Alice Marie Johnson was released hours after the president issued the order. She was in prison for more than 20 years for a first-time drug conviction. Kim Kardashian West had pushed for her release.

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]]> Ayesha Rascoe Kardashian West Visits White House Seeking Freedom For A Grandmother Serving Life Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump Wednesday. The reality star is advocating the release of Alice Marie Johnson, who has spent more than two decades behind bars for a first-time offense. Wed, 30 May 2018 17:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/05/30/615542337/kardashian-west-visits-white-house-seeking-freedom-for-a-grandmother-serving-lif https://www.npr.org/2018/05/30/615542337/kardashian-west-visits-white-house-seeking-freedom-for-a-grandmother-serving-lif

Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump Wednesday. The reality star is advocating the release of Alice Marie Johnson, who has spent more than two decades behind bars for a first-time offense.

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