Alice Marie Johnson

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/alice-marie-johnson

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Alice Marie Johnson born?May 30, 1955
2. What is the conviction?Convicted in 1996 for involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization
3. What is the sentence?Life imprisonment
4. Who is Alice Marie Johnson?Alice Marie Johnson is a woman born in 1955 who was convicted in 1996 for a role in a Memphis cocaine trafficking group. She spent 21 years in prison before being released in 2018. Now she works to help change the justice system.
5. Why did Alice Marie Johnson get a life sentence?She was convicted for her part in a cocaine trafficking organization in 1996 and was given a life sentence without parole.

Clemency: The power of an executive to reduce a sentence, grant a pardon, or commute a punishment.
Criminal Justice Reform: The movement to improve the fairness, effectiveness, and equity of the legal system, including laws, policies, and practices.