Stephanie Shepard

Stephanie Shepard

Stephanie Shepard was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana in 2010 and sentenced to ten years in federal prison as a first-time, nonviolent offender. After serving nine years, she was released and placed on five years of federal probation.

Today, Stephanie serves as Executive Director of the Last Prisoner Project, where she is a leading advocate for restorative justice. Drawing on her own lived experience, she works to address the ongoing harms of cannabis criminalization and to support those who continue to be
impacted by its consequences.