Obama commutes sentences of 22 people in federal prison

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 31, 2015 | by Darlene Superville

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentences of nearly two dozen drug convicts, including eight serving life in prison, in an act the White House said continues Obama's push to make the justice system fairer by reducing harsh sentences that were handed down under outdated guidelines.

The effort could lead Obama to grant clemency more often as his second and final term in office winds down.

Neil Eggleston, the White House counsel, said many of the 22 people whose federal sentences will be cut short by Obama's action would already have served their time and paid the debt they owed society had they been sentenced under current laws and policies.

Eggleston said Tuesday's commutations underscore Obama's "commitment to using all the tools at his disposal to bring greater fairness and equity to our justice system."

[gaijin]

Last acts b leaving office:

1. Pardon all black offenders in the fed prison system

2. abolish the last 1,000 US nuclear weapons

3. reparations for blacks

[StoneWall Brigade]

Hmmm

[Joe Miner]

Didn’t read the article but I assume they were all Amish except for one token honky.

[null and void]

I wonder how many muslim prison converts?

[Veggie Todd]

Isn’t it almost time for him to release some more Gitmo folks?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Each and every one of them drug dealers.

[9YearLurker]

You forgot:

4. Help Iran wipe out Israel, and
5. Re-establish the Caliphate.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Let me guess. They are Muslims.

[Ghost of SVR4]

He just let a bunch of dope dealers out of prison.

[MeshugeMikey]

I dont think the author mentioned in which of the 57 states the majority of these perps were doing time..but Im guessing California.. New York and Illinois..

[Walrus]

Dear Assholeciated Press: Would you please publish the photos of all 22 recipients of The Dear Leader’s abundant mercy?

thank you.

[StoneWall Brigade]

I agree

[Cowman]

[AppyPappy]

One of them was selling crack near a school.

[SaveFerris]

Paging Rod Blagojevich.

[martinidon]

You can bet he is going to empty the prisons before he leaves office

[conservativejoy]

Well, every Democrat vote helps!

[skeeter]

Obama’s end of term clemencies are gonna be epic, I’m afraid.

[MaxMax]

I would take decades to make (2.) happen. He would have to use them to get rid of them
during his last days. Obama's last days, I like the sound of that.