OUR IMPACT
POLICY
Our policy team focuses on legislation that redresses the harms caused by prohibition. We work with stakeholders across the country to pass and implement bills that will (1) provide release for individuals still incarcerated for now legal activity, and (2) automatically clear these criminal convictions.
SENTENCES DISMISSED, MODIFIED, RECALLED, OR CLEARED
BILLS PASSED (WITH TWO VETOES)
PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY GRANTS
Learn more about our policy work in Maryland where we worked with Gov. Moore to pardon 175,000 cannabis records in 2024.
LEGAL
Our legal release efforts focus on clemency initiatives at the state and federal level, filing motions for compassionate release, and record relief for individuals. This is all made possible through the hard work of our pro bono partners and LPP staff as part of our Cannabis Justice Initiative.
TOTAL YEARS OF UNJUST SENTENCING LPP HAS SAVED OUR CONSTTUENTS
CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE BEEN MATCHED WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS
LAW FIRMS OFFERING PRO BONO SUPPORT TO OUR MISSION
In December 2024, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly used this power to free Deshaun Durham and reunite him with his mother in time for the holidays.
CONSTITUENT
SERVICES
Our reentry resources are focused on ensuring individuals who have been negatively impacted by the War on Drugs have the financial support, tools and resources they need to successfully rebuild their lives post-incarceration.
TOTAL FUNDING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES PROGRAM
LPP CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE RECIEVED A REENTRY GRANT SINCE 2021
FUNDS PROVIDED THROUGH OUR COMMISSARY SUPPORT PROGRAM IN 2025
In 2021, Michael Thompson was released after serving 25 years of a 40-60 year sentence for three pounds of cannabis. Learn more about his story in the video above.
ADVOCACY
Through a variety of advocacy campaigns, ranging from letter writing drives, constituent storytelling, and direct actions, we raise public awareness of the harsh reality of cannabis-related incarceration and empower our supporters to join our fight to secure the full freedom of the communities we serve.
SIGNATURES COLLECTED THROUGH ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS SINCE 2021
TOTAL NUMBER OF CANNABIS INDUSTRY BRANDS AND DISPENSARIES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED OUR MISSION
LETTERS WRITTEN THROUGH OUR CONSTITUENT LETTER WRITING PROGRAM
LPP's Letter Writing Program was launched in 2020 and has grown from 15 constituents to 150+ as of 2025. Take some time and write a letter today!
Disclaimer: The Last Prisoner Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fighting criminal injustice and reimagining drug policy. Donations made to Last Prisoner Project are unconditional without limitations or restrictions.
LPP's Impact Page was last updated on July 10, 2025
