Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by President Donald Trump after she served 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, speaks during a celebration of the First Step Act in the East Room of the White House April 01, 2019 in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by President Donald Trump after she served 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, speaks during a celebration of the First Step Act in the East Room of the White House April 01, 2019 in Washington, DC. The First Step Act passed Congress with bipartisan support in December of 2018, with more than 500 inmates released as a result. Trump praised the reform legislation as proof that the United States “believes in redemption.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)