President Barack Obama last week commuted the sentences of eight federal inmates who had been convicted of cocaine offenses when there was more disparity in the punishment for powder versus crack cocaine. Among those who received a commutation … Read more on The Patriot Ledger
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Obama orders release of man jailed for life for non-violent crime at 17
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Though the sentencing guidelines have since been reformed – including a 2010 law that addressed the disparity between crack and powder cocaine – prisoners such as Wintersmith, 39, were not allowed retroactive relief. “His case has sort of put a crack … Read more on Chicago Tribune
Will 2nd-Term Obama Show More Mercy Through Pardons?
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President Obama came to office after bemoaning the disparity in sentences for crack versus powder cocaine offenses, and with a background as a community organizer and constitutional law teacher that had some progressives anticipating a robust use of … Read more on WAMC
