Alice Marie Johnson, the inmate whose life sentence was commuted in part through the efforts of Kim Kardashian West, has set a movie and TV pact with Endeavor Content and One Community.
The deal will stem from Johnson's memoir, "After Life: My Journey From Incarceration to Freedom." Harper Collins will publish the book on May 21, which will include a foreword by Kardashian West.
Johnson was serving a life sentence for non-violent drug trafficking until President Donald Trump commuted her sentence last year. Kardashian West personally lobbied him in the Oval Office. Johnson had been convicted in 1996 for her nonviolent involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization.
"After Life: My Journey From Incarceration to Freedom" centers on how Johnson held onto hope and instilled it in others during her two-plus decades in prison, including becoming a playwright and mentoring other women. Scott Budnick and Zola Mashariki are overseeing the adaptation.
A campaign in support of Johnson's release was launched by the American Civil Liberties Union and the website Mic. Supporters contended that the punishment was excessive and an example of harsher penalties on African-Americans.