After much-hyped commutation, Memphis woman begins new life
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The hype over the commutation of her life sentence by President Donald Trump at the request of Kim Kardashian West has started to die down. Now, Alice Marie Johnson turns to a much harder task: beginning a normal life outside of prison.
Johnson wasted little time during her two decades behind bars, taking classes on electrical work and personal training, earning a certification in hospice care, and choreographing dances for prison shows. At age 63, she has a job lined up as an office administrator at a dentist’s office.
She’s confident and happy, smiling widely during interviews and doing a little dance in her chair between appearances on morning TV programs. She promises not to waste her opportunity for a new life after her release from a federal prison in Alabama on Wednesday.
She knows others might not get that chance.