This video, “Leveraging The First Step Act to Reduce Excessive Prison Sentences,” highlights the stories of two men for whom Debevoise has obtained reduced sentences through The Holloway Project, the firm’s pro bono initiative to fight for criminal justice reform and against racial inequality. Todd Ellerby and Kevin Haynes were both first-time offenders when over-zealous prosecutors inappropriately charged each man under § 924(c), which resulted in stacked sentences of over 45 years. Since 2016, the Holloway Project led by litigation partner John Gleeson, former U.S. District Court Judge, has achieved a sentence reduction or a full release for 61 clients, representing a collective reduction in prison time of more than 2,450 years.