{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Corbin woman pardoned by governor &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Qwsjokezih\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-woman-pardoned-by-governor\/\">Corbin woman pardoned by governor<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-woman-pardoned-by-governor\/embed\/#?secret=Qwsjokezih\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Corbin woman pardoned by governor&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"Qwsjokezih\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Matt Bevin told her that he had approved her application for a pardon. \u201cIt came up as a private number and it was 9:45 at night. At first I wasn\u2019t going to answer,\u201d Matlock said. \u201cWhen he said he was the governor, I thought it was a robocall because of the election. When he said what he was calling about, I asked if it was a joke. When he told me it wasn\u2019t a joke, I just started crying.\u201d \u201cIt is like a big weight has been lifted off of me,\u201d she said. Matlock, now 40, has carried this weight since 2005 when she was convicted of facilitation to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine in Whitley County. Adding to the charges, there was a gun involved, meaning Matlock was facing up to 20 years in prison. In January 2005, she was sentenced to four years. However, even that wasn\u2019t enough to wake her up about her drug problem. \u201cOn the way back to the Bullitt County Jail, I took some of the pills the guy I was riding in the back of the police car with was able to get hold of,\u201d Matlock said. \u201cWhen I woke up the next morning, I got real mad because I had just taken drugs after I avoided 20 years in prison.\u201d \u201cI had tried to kick drugs before but I didn\u2019t change my thinking. I went to rehab but I didn\u2019t get involved during the meetings.\u201d As with the first rehab, Matlock went to Independence House in Corbin. \u201cI was ready and willing to get clean,\u201d Matlock said. \u201cI was honest and I was active in rehab.\u201d Matlock will be mark her 13th year free from dugs on Jan. 14. \u201cThere are times I have white-knuckled it,\u201d Matlock said of relapsing. In addition, she became involved in church and got a job. \u201cB&amp;H Shoes gave me a shot,\u201d Matlock said giving credit to owners Marsha and Danny Barnett. Matlock said she filled out multiple applications, but when she admitted to being a convicted felon, that was the end for her. \u201cOne person looking at an application I submitted actually took two steps back after seeing that,\u201d Matlock said. Matlock went on to earn her Master\u2019s Degree and now works as a licensed social worker. She now works with adolescents who are facing substance abuse issues. Matlock said the pardon process took several years. In the application, she had to list all of the charges and the outcome. \u201cI had to sit back and look at my past. It was painful, but it is part of it,\u201d Matlock said. Matlock said even though she has been pardoned for her crimes, she is not trying to hide her past. \u201cI own what I did,\u201d Matlock said. She said she hopes other people can learn from her mistakes. \u201cTo anyone that is struggling with addiction, don\u2019t lose hope!\u201d Matlock said. \u201cThere is a way out.\u201d"}