Hamedah Hasan is a notable example of one of the many individuals who have been incarcerated due to mandatory sentencing.
A perceived injustice in her case has attracted the attention of the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative.
[1] A mother of two, with one on the way, she moved from Portland, Oregon to her cousins' house in Nebraska to escape an abusive boyfriend.
At the time, she was aware that her cousins were selling drugs but she did not take part, except on a few occasions when they asked her to wire money.
With the help of her attorney, Korey Reiman, Hamedah submitted an application for a presidential commutation.