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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObamas Grants of Clemency Top 1,300 in Effort to Address Justice System Problems
Obamas Grants of Clemency Top 1,300 in Effort to Address Justice System ProblemsTruth Dig
With just weeks left in the White House, President Obama has followed through on a promise to exercise his presidential powers for clemency. On Tuesday, he issued 78 pardons and 153 commutationsshortened sentencesto people convicted of low-level, nonviolent offenses.
By granting clemency to 231 individuals he determined would make use of a second chance, Obama racked up the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nations history, according to the White House blog. In his eight years in office, the president has granted clemency to a total of 1,324 people.
Obamas acts of clemency stem from a belief that the sentencing system in the United States was used to lock up minor criminalsoften minoritiesfor excessively long periods of time, according to The New York Times.
Those pardoned are now law-abiding citizens who have made contributions to their communities, according to the White House blog. Going forward, their convictions will be cleared from their records.
By granting clemency to 231 individuals he determined would make use of a second chance, Obama racked up the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nations history, according to the White House blog. In his eight years in office, the president has granted clemency to a total of 1,324 people.
Obamas acts of clemency stem from a belief that the sentencing system in the United States was used to lock up minor criminalsoften minoritiesfor excessively long periods of time, according to The New York Times.
Those pardoned are now law-abiding citizens who have made contributions to their communities, according to the White House blog. Going forward, their convictions will be cleared from their records.
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Obamas Grants of Clemency Top 1,300 in Effort to Address Justice System Problems (Original Post)
portlander23
Dec 2016
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onecaliberal
(32,471 posts)1. What about Don Sieglman (sp)
montanacowboy
(6,052 posts)2. Can you believe he still won't
pardon this man? Unfucking believable
Maybe he hasn't put on his comfortable shoes yet
onecaliberal
(32,471 posts)3. It's pretty unfuckingbelievable