The Obama administration on Thursday commuted the prison sentences of 58 federal convicts, including 18 who were given life sentences.
The action is part of a broader effort to overhaul the criminal justice system and ease punishments for nonviolent drug offenders.
Most whose sentences were cut short are now due out on September 2, though some will be released over the next two years.
Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates said in a statement that the prisoners have been “granted a second chance to lead productive and law-abiding lives.”
The Justice Department revamped the clemency process two years ago to encourage more applications from nonviolent federal offenders.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
This is truly an Obamination. I will bet that most of them are black or muslimes. Any takers?
You are probably right. In most illegal drug cases 99% of whites go free, l00% of blacks go to prison.
True….it’s not fair, discrimination…but it is also true that most are black, mexican, or south american (some other places too like far east and middle east. Comes with the cartels and their influence. Numerous US blacks and Hispanics are the most poor, least educated, and most gullible to manipulation and do most of the work. A few key whites are involved for sure. But the numbers are not unknown. I say each should police their own and there would not be any reason for law enforcement to get involved.
Right on bro he is a muslim himself and the white women voted him in twice. See what they are thinking about a big black joint. Some so fat they need a black man to try and hit a side of that thing between their fat ugly thyes
I AGREE Calvin!!!!!!!
The Bible plainly says in the Last days they will call good EVIL, and EVIL GOOD and will Turn Murdereds Loose into the STREETS and when the Bible says something It will come to Pass and look what is happening today Gays and lesbians have the right to marry in all 50 STATES and Congress did not pass that Law the Supreme Court did and they don,t make Laws Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
I’m sure not one of them is white…
I am not surprise of your comment…You maybe right about that. I stand by you.
I recently read about and saw the video of Muslims who feel dogs are unclean injecting acid into strays so they could watch them writhe in agony as they were left to die in horrible agony. To me this signifies that Muslims of this ilk have a great love of torture and cruelty i.e. Beheading rapes pedophilia. It’s all in their lexicon as approved behavior. I don’t want them or their beliefs in the US. It will grow like a cancer.
As a person who has worked in prison ministry for a decade, I applaud the efforts of the Obama administration (although I disagree with him in nearly every other area) in their efforts to reverse the “tough on crime” legislation that has led to over-sentencing & state budget nightmares all over the US. Despite that people may want to group everyine into a nice neat category, people who are incarcerated all have their own set of circumstances surrounding their case. Some learn from their mistakes, some do not; some receive harsher sentences for the same crime than others, & some actually did not do what they are imprisoned for! I’m glad the authorites are giving a second look at these cases. 58 people being freed out of 2.2 million is hardly being soft on crime!
“Non violent offenders” can mean anything.
We have been watching a revolving door for these “non violent” offenders. How can you say we are too tough?
We are not tough enough.
Prisons are not punishment or rehabilitation. Just a place to hang out for a while. If your famous enough you can make some money. Prison, jail, it’s all the same. Our justice system has failed us. It allows criminals too many excuses. It allows tax payers to pay the way for criminals to hang out. They have all their needs met.
Funny thing is the victims and their family and friends are tax payers.
Cathy, what the hell are you talking about? We don’t even know the crimes these prisoners were charged and convicted of. How can you say they aren’t being soft on crime when we release 58 prisoners, 18 with life sentences. I agree there are thousands of prisoners that could be released with NO danger to the public but all we know about these prisoners is that at one time 18 of them were considered such a threat to others that they were given life sentences. BTW, what was the purpose and nature of your Ministry? You sit and listen to men tell you B.S. stories and you make yourself feel good by virtue signaling your moral superiority to those who put their sorry asses in prison.
This is another concern that is published against Republicans ! If anything is performed against the people, they will bet blamed for it < Definitely not Oblamer and cohorts !
President of all the people! BS! Just one more example of favortism toward his own kind. Liars, cheats, theives and murders.
99 times out of a 100 they will be back in jail in one year or less for the same thing
Releasing convicted criminals that had a life sentence for horrible crimes even at a such a small percentage is taking a chance that they wont kill again period. i would rather a program that help young people that are not criminals yet but are heading there because of their environment to change their lives in preventing them from killing anyone and becoming responsible hard working people that didn’t spend years in a prison environment which greatly decreases THE CONVICTS chance of ever being rehabilitated. Releasing people into the public that are hardened criminals is like Castro did when he emptied his jails in cuba onto american soil.Obama has done nothing but hurt our economy , give our Seniors social security money to illegal immigrants that they did not ever pay into the social security system,LETTING THEM VOTE IN OUR ELECTIONS WITH A GREEN CARD AND A DRIVERS LICENSE and give billions away to foreign countries that use the money for weapons against us. Article 1 section 9 of the constitution states that no president shall hold more than one office as president Obama holds 2 posts one as president of the UNITED STATES and his second post is to chair the united NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL WHICH IS ILLEGAL AND “Barack Hussein Obama, II” | Real Name is Barry Soetoro HAS COMMITTED HIGH TREASON.
GOD HELP US FROM “Barack Hussein Obama, II” | Real Name is Barry Soetoro AND GOD BLESS AMERICA,OUR TROOPS AND OUR VETERANS ,POLICE AND FIRE,WHO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY EVERY DAY AND WHO ARE OUR REAL HEROES.
It’s just part of Obama care. Maybe that’s why Pelosi said, we have to pass it before we read it.
Why can’t we ever find out when these released criminals reoffend??? Our country is no longer safe, between these people and the illegal aliens who sneak in to commit crimes. This WH is bent on creating a “legacy” on the backs of the American people.
I would like to see a reporter get the list and tell us how many are black and if there are any whites people on the list? White lives matter too and any “release” should be determined impartially and on an equal basis without regard to race…including the President and ESPECIALLY the President.
Just goes to show you what kind of morons we have running the Country. They all think they are smart enough, but this shows you they don’t have any brains at all.
They’ll get out and collect unemployment. Would you hire a lifer who was released? Do they get rehab and counselling to find jobs or just turn them loose to commit more? Many are repeat offenders. I hope they weren’t in for murder.