President Donald Trump commuted the sentence today of Alice Johnson, a great-grandmother who was serving a life sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense, according to Axios.
Johnson’s case was thrust into the spotlight after it was adopted by Kim Kardashian. Kardashian shared an article about Johnson, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for “drug conspiracy and money laundering.”
This is so unfair… https://t.co/W3lPINbQuy
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) October 26, 2017
Johnson said she acted as go-between for dealers, but never sold drugs herself. People arrested with Johnson agreed to testify against her in exchange for lighter sentences, and Johnson was convicted and given a much harsher term.
Kardashian met with Trump last week and brought the matter to his attention.
Prior to her White House visit, Kardashian had been working with Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to help get Johnson’s sentence commuted.
