Grace, Hope & Second Chances: Alice Marie Johnson Celebrates Freedom After 22 Years in Prison [CPAC 2020]

By Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
March 14, 2020Updated: March 16, 2020

For this episode of American Thought Leaders ??, we sat down with Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to mandatory life without parole, plus 25 years, for a first-time nonviolent drug offense.

After hearing about her story, Kim Kardashian West lobbied on her behalf and President Donald Trump granted her clemency.

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