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Obama shortens terms for 214 prisoners; 67 had life sentence
AP ^

Posted on 08/03/2016 11:04:58 AM PDT by marthemaria

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 serving life sentences.

The White House says it's the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century. Almost all the prisoners were serving time for nonviolent drug offenses.

The commutations bring to 562 the total number of sentences Obama has shortened. The White House says that's more than the past nine presidents combined. Almost 200 of those who have benefited were serving life sentences.

White House counsel Neil Eggleston says Obama will continue granting clemency to more inmates during the final months of his presidency. He says those receiving commutations were imprisoned under antiquated, overly harsh sentencing laws

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: commutation; commutations; drug; drugoffenses; drugs; obama; prison; prisoners; terms; thugocracy
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21 posted on 08/03/2016 11:24:15 AM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: marthemaria
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 serving life sentences.The White House says it's the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century. Almost all the prisoners were serving time for nonviolent drug offenses.

You get a life sentence for dealing large quantities/say 20lbs/ of poison drugs like heroin and meth plus some firearms charges, plus maybe kidnapping and other offenses.

I would love to see exactly what some of these people were given harsh sentences for. What combination of charges got them locked up? No way was it just drug dealing for most of them.

22 posted on 08/03/2016 11:37:48 AM PDT by dennisw (The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
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To: marthemaria

Hopefully he is just making space for he and his staff.


23 posted on 08/03/2016 11:42:16 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: marthemaria

Probably doing a big batch, to conceal a few really problematic ones in the crowd.


24 posted on 08/03/2016 11:44:52 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: marthemaria

Good to go, Bro.

25 posted on 08/03/2016 12:01:53 PM PDT by JPG (Go Trump!)
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There’s no place this low life won’t go - juries - scmuries. eff u O.


26 posted on 08/03/2016 12:25:33 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: dennisw

“I would love to see exactly what some of these people were given harsh sentences for.”

As would I, but it seems the list of names hasn’t been released.


27 posted on 08/03/2016 12:44:38 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: marthemaria

This I have little issue with, because it is one of the few things he is clearly allowed to do per the Constitution.


28 posted on 08/03/2016 12:50:41 PM PDT by tbw2
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It is constitutional, but the names and conviction offenses need to be made public prior to the election so the “This is what democrats do while in the white house” ads can be run in all the swing states.

Just because something is constitutional doesn’t mean it’s automatically right.


29 posted on 08/03/2016 1:03:54 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Hillary Clinton is a felon. As yet unindicted, but a felon nonetheless ))))
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To: al baby

Yep. The left has to staff that citizen army they want to use against us.


30 posted on 08/03/2016 1:21:30 PM PDT by Bigg Red (You're on fire, stupid!)
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