Kim Kardashian meets with President Trump today to discuss prison reforms and pardon for Alice Johnson

Alice Johnson was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996 for a first-time, non-violent drug offence. She was convicted of being a "telephone mule", relaying messages between drug distributors and sellers.

Johnson's story first caught the reality television star's eye after she saw a short video about the case posted on social media.

Mrs Kardashian West was moved to ask her longtime personal lawyer, Shawn Holley, to take a look at the case and is paying for a new legal team for Johnson.

The reality television star was also able to join forces with Mr Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to the president who also is his son-in-law,who has also been pushing for federal prison reform.

President Trump finally invited her to the White House today to discuss prison reforms and pardon of the first-time drug offender who is a great-grandmother serving a life sentence in prison.

The pardon process is now entirely up to the president's discretion, and it is unknown at this point whether he plans to announce a decision to coincide with Mrs Kardashian West's visit.