I had the privilege of participating in the Clemency Project 2014, an effort led jointly by the then White House, the Department of Justice, and a host of groups across the ideological spectrum to grant relief to nonviolent offenders who've been subjected to mandatory minimum sentences.
Scanlon reflects on her involvement in a project aimed at clemency for nonviolent offenders.
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