Readout of Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer’s Visit to Federal Correctional Institution Aliceville

On July 26, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville, a low-security Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility for women, in Aliceville, Alabama. The Pardon Attorney and her team provided a series of educational sessions about the federal clemency process and answered questions from inmates and staff. The Pardon Attorney and her team met with over 500 inmates and staff during their visit.

The visit to FCI Aliceville was the third in a series of quarterly educational events that the Pardon Attorney is conducting for inmates and staff at different Bureau of Prisons locations.

The first took place at FCI Fort. Dix, a low-security institution in New Jersey in January 2023. During that visit, the Pardon Attorney and her team met with over 700 inmates and staff in a day-long series of trainings throughout the facility. The second took place at USP Lewisburg, a medium-security institution in Pennsylvania in April 2023. During that visit, the Pardon Attorney and her team met with over 300 inmates and staff in a day-long series of trainings throughout the facility.

These educational sessions within the BOP are part of a year-round initiative by the Office of the Pardon Attorney to increase the accessibility and transparency of the clemency process through education and community engagement.