prison without parole for the first time non-violent drug offense. johnson is one of the more than 279,000 people incarcerated in the u.s. on drug charges, many of them nonviolent and almost half of those drug offenders who are serving mandatory sentences had little or no criminal history. like candace smith who was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison before she was pardoned by president bill clinton in 2000. >> how much time do you think you should have gotten, kemba? >> at maximum, i would say two years because i do accept responsibility for my choices, but also the unfairness in it. i was grateful enough to get a second chance, but there are so many other individuals who are still there. >> kemba smith joins me now and i want to ask you first of all, how the process unfolded for you and dinesh d'souza was pardoned