Recently, the Effie Awards recognized the @mccann_mw campaign "The Pen to Right History" with two golds and one silver. We're honored because this campaign was never just about creativity. It was about action. When states legalize cannabis while thousands remain incarcerated for the same, the injustice is undeniable. "The Pen to Right History" gave that injustice a name and gave people a way to fight back. This award belongs to our constituents, our advocates, and everyone who picked up that pen. The fight isn't over. It's just getting started.

At @cannes_lions in June, we were honored to have our Pen to Right History campaign take home a Silver in the Glass Lion: The Lion for Change, and be shortlisted in Direct and Sustainable Development Goals. The Glass Lion honors work that drives real-world impact. Our Pen to Right History campaign was launched in 2024 as a way of raising awareness around the life-changing power behind elected officials signing-off on pardons. We used a non-partisan symbol in the pen and asked friends and family of cannabis prisoners to write advocacy letters before asking politicians to use the pen to sign their pardons. The same tool used to sign convictions was now being used to call for its reversal. On Juneteenth 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore used the pen to pardon more than 175,000 cannabis convictions - the largest of its kind in American history. We’re proud of everyone who worked on this project and thrilled to see the hard work recognized! Thank you to all who supported this campaign, especially our team at @mccann who helped bring this vision to life. We will continue fighting and looking for new ways to advance our mission until ALL prisoners are free.

This Father’s Day we’re remembering all the fathers still incarcerated for cannabis.. These are fathers raising their children through phone calls, letters, and prison visits while missing important milestones along the way. They make up families who are doing what they can to stay connected despite being divided by the carceral system. No one should lose years with their children over something that is legal or decriminalized. Today we honor our constituents who are also fathers. 🧵

Thank you @GovWesMoore for signing SB 432, the Expungement Reform Act of 2025, into law! We are thrilled that more Marylanders will now be able to move forward with their lives, access new opportunities and contribute fully to their communities—just in time for #SecondChanceMonth. 🧵 lastprisonerproject.org/mary…

Congratulations to LPP constituent Mario Ramos (@ibudyouny) and the entire @conbudny team on their grand opening yesterday! Conbud is the world's first dispensary owned and operated by formerly incarcerated people, including Mario Ramos who served 13 months for a cannabis-related offense in NJ.

After receiving a sentence of 15 years in prison and five years on home confinement, Matthew Nicka is finally *fully* free 🙌 Donate today to help people like Matthew on their reentry journeys: give.lastprisonerproject.org…