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08-03-2016, 12:52 PM
Most issued by president in single day since 1900Obama Commutes Sentences Of More Than 200 People Serving Federal Sentences
Were going to keep our foot on the gas pedal when it comes to reviewing applications for clemency, White House counsel Neil Eggleston says. President Obama has now commuted the sentences of 562 people.
President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people serving federal sentences on Wednesday the most commutations issued by a president in a single day since at least 1900 White House officials told BuzzFeed News.
The commutations are the latest in a series of such reprieves issued by Obama after announcing his support in 2014 for a clemency review process to address those serving harsh sentences that they would not be subject to if convicted today. The Clemency Project has led Obama to to grant a series of such commutations beginning in July 2015.
"This is a good day not just for the 214 individuals who are getting a hard-earned second chance, but for the people at the White House and the Department of Justice and at advocacy organizations across the country who work every day to remedy injustices in our sentencing laws, White House counsel Neil Eggleston told BuzzFeed News. We're going to keep our foot on the gas pedal when it comes to reviewing applications for clemency, but we are also going to need leaders in both parties in Congress to pass long overdue reforms to our criminal justice system to achieve lasting change on the scale that is needed."
Sixty-seven of Wednesday's commutations are for people serving life sentences almost all, per the White House, for nonviolent drug crimes. A quick review of the full list of commutations provided to BuzzFeed News appears to show that the same holds true for the vast majority of the underlying offenses involved in the other commutations as well.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/obama-commutes-sentences-of-more-than-200-people-serving-fed?utm_term=.kyovoyPLE#.fl8gbJ0ZP
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Were going to keep our foot on the gas pedal when it comes to reviewing applications for clemency, White House counsel Neil Eggleston says. President Obama has now commuted the sentences of 562 people.
President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people serving federal sentences on Wednesday the most commutations issued by a president in a single day since at least 1900 White House officials told BuzzFeed News.
The commutations are the latest in a series of such reprieves issued by Obama after announcing his support in 2014 for a clemency review process to address those serving harsh sentences that they would not be subject to if convicted today. The Clemency Project has led Obama to to grant a series of such commutations beginning in July 2015.
"This is a good day not just for the 214 individuals who are getting a hard-earned second chance, but for the people at the White House and the Department of Justice and at advocacy organizations across the country who work every day to remedy injustices in our sentencing laws, White House counsel Neil Eggleston told BuzzFeed News. We're going to keep our foot on the gas pedal when it comes to reviewing applications for clemency, but we are also going to need leaders in both parties in Congress to pass long overdue reforms to our criminal justice system to achieve lasting change on the scale that is needed."
Sixty-seven of Wednesday's commutations are for people serving life sentences almost all, per the White House, for nonviolent drug crimes. A quick review of the full list of commutations provided to BuzzFeed News appears to show that the same holds true for the vast majority of the underlying offenses involved in the other commutations as well.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/obama-commutes-sentences-of-more-than-200-people-serving-fed?utm_term=.kyovoyPLE#.fl8gbJ0ZP
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