In a recent podcast, Van Jones praised President Donald Trump's selection of Alice Marie Johnson as the pardon czar. Johnson, who served over 20 years in prison for a non-violent drug offense, was pardoned by Trump after advocacy from Kim Kardashian. Jones believes Johnson's unique perspective as a formerly incarcerated individual will be pivotal in reforming the pardon process to ensure fairness for those seeking clemency. He emphasized the importance of adept leadership in the pardon office and how Johnson's role could reshape the system to support reentry success for formerly incarcerated individuals.
He put Miss Alice Johnson, the formerly incarcerated black woman who he freed while working with Kim Kardashian; he just put her in charge of pardons. That's huge.
Having someone who's a formerly incarcerated person in charge of going through all these pardons and making sure that people get a fair shot, I think that's a very good thing.
I want to make sure that they have the ability not only for a second chance but for their best chance of success.
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