President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance

[ScienceRocks]

President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance
Source: WH blog and HuffPost

Today, President Obama granted clemency to 231 deserving individuals — the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nation’s history. With today’s 153 commutations, the President has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 individuals, including 395 life sentences. The President also granted pardons to 78 individuals, bringing his total number of pardons to 148. Today’s acts of clemency — and the mercy the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients — exemplify his belief that America is a nation of second chances.

The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance. While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment. These are the stories that demonstrate the successes that can be achieved — by both individuals and society — in a nation of second chances.

Today’s grants signify the President’s continued commitment to exercising his clemency authority through the remainder of his time in office. In 2016 alone, the President has granted clemency to more than 1,000 deserving individuals. The President continues to review clemency applications on an individualized basis to determine whether a particular applicant has demonstrated a readiness to make use of his or her second chance, and I expect that the President will issue more grants of both commutations and pardons before he leaves office. The mercy that the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients is remarkable, but we must remember that clemency is a tool of last resort and that only Congress can achieve the broader reforms needed to ensure over the long run that our criminal justice system operates more fairly and effectively in the service of public safety.


Obama Commutes 153 Sentences, Pardons 78, In Clemency Push | The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama shortened sentences of 153 federal prisoners on Monday as part of a clemency push before he leaves office in a few weeks.

Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people during his presidency, and has pardoned 148. The announcement came as the president and his family were in Hawaii for a holiday vacation.

“The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance,” White House counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog post Monday. “While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment.”

Those whose sentences were commuted on Monday, granting them early release, were convicted on drug crimes. Some will be released in 2017 and 2018, while others will have to wait several years before their release date. Obama also granted pardons to 78 individuals on Monday.

Read more: President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance

You're not a party of small government until you change the reality that our laws in this nation are making us the most imprisoned nation on earth. How are we free? How are you going to change this reality?

 

[easyt65]

Was Hillary one of the ones he pardoned?

 

[ABikerSailor]

Well, getting private companies out of the prison business would be a good start. Private companies that run prisons don't have any incentive to rehabilitate the inmates because every warm body they keep there, they get paid for, so career criminals are good for business.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Deserving of a second chance?

According to whom? Just like executive orders this shit is abused too much.

 

[Weatherman2020]

President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance
Source: WH blog and HuffPost

Today, President Obama granted clemency to 231 deserving individuals — the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nation’s history. With today’s 153 commutations, the President has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 individuals, including 395 life sentences. The President also granted pardons to 78 individuals, bringing his total number of pardons to 148. Today’s acts of clemency — and the mercy the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients — exemplify his belief that America is a nation of second chances.

The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance. While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment. These are the stories that demonstrate the successes that can be achieved — by both individuals and society — in a nation of second chances.

Today’s grants signify the President’s continued commitment to exercising his clemency authority through the remainder of his time in office. In 2016 alone, the President has granted clemency to more than 1,000 deserving individuals. The President continues to review clemency applications on an individualized basis to determine whether a particular applicant has demonstrated a readiness to make use of his or her second chance, and I expect that the President will issue more grants of both commutations and pardons before he leaves office. The mercy that the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients is remarkable, but we must remember that clemency is a tool of last resort and that only Congress can achieve the broader reforms needed to ensure over the long run that our criminal justice system operates more fairly and effectively in the service of public safety.


Obama Commutes 153 Sentences, Pardons 78, In Clemency Push | The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama shortened sentences of 153 federal prisoners on Monday as part of a clemency push before he leaves office in a few weeks.

Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people during his presidency, and has pardoned 148. The announcement came as the president and his family were in Hawaii for a holiday vacation.

“The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance,” White House counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog post Monday. “While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment.”

Those whose sentences were commuted on Monday, granting them early release, were convicted on drug crimes. Some will be released in 2017 and 2018, while others will have to wait several years before their release date. Obama also granted pardons to 78 individuals on Monday.

Read more: President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance

You're not a party of small government until you change the reality that our laws in this nation are making us the most imprisoned nation on earth. How are we free? How are you going to change this reality?

And they wonder why crime is skyrocketing.

 

[TNHarley]

Matthew, how do you know they deserve it?

 

[Weatherman2020]

Matthew, how do you know they deserve it?

Because he has his head firmly inserted up Chicago Jesus's ass.

 

[TNHarley]

Matthew, how do you know they deserve it?

Because he has his head firmly inserted up Chicago Jesus's ass.

More fake news

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Deserving of a second chance?

According to whom? Just like executive orders this shit is abused too much.

Except, of course, that he hasn't.

That's okay. Don't let FACTS get in the way of RWNJ traitor's lies.

 

[ColonelAngus]

From WHITEHOUSE.GOV

 

[WillowTree]

President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance
Source: WH blog and HuffPost

Today, President Obama granted clemency to 231 deserving individuals — the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nation’s history. With today’s 153 commutations, the President has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 individuals, including 395 life sentences. The President also granted pardons to 78 individuals, bringing his total number of pardons to 148. Today’s acts of clemency — and the mercy the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients — exemplify his belief that America is a nation of second chances.

The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance. While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment. These are the stories that demonstrate the successes that can be achieved — by both individuals and society — in a nation of second chances.

Today’s grants signify the President’s continued commitment to exercising his clemency authority through the remainder of his time in office. In 2016 alone, the President has granted clemency to more than 1,000 deserving individuals. The President continues to review clemency applications on an individualized basis to determine whether a particular applicant has demonstrated a readiness to make use of his or her second chance, and I expect that the President will issue more grants of both commutations and pardons before he leaves office. The mercy that the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients is remarkable, but we must remember that clemency is a tool of last resort and that only Congress can achieve the broader reforms needed to ensure over the long run that our criminal justice system operates more fairly and effectively in the service of public safety.


Obama Commutes 153 Sentences, Pardons 78, In Clemency Push | The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama shortened sentences of 153 federal prisoners on Monday as part of a clemency push before he leaves office in a few weeks.

Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people during his presidency, and has pardoned 148. The announcement came as the president and his family were in Hawaii for a holiday vacation.

“The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance,” White House counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog post Monday. “While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment.”

Those whose sentences were commuted on Monday, granting them early release, were convicted on drug crimes. Some will be released in 2017 and 2018, while others will have to wait several years before their release date. Obama also granted pardons to 78 individuals on Monday.

Read more: President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance

You're not a party of small government until you change the reality that our laws in this nation are making us the most imprisoned nation on earth. How are we free? How are you going to change this reality?

Make murder legal?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance
Source: WH blog and HuffPost

Today, President Obama granted clemency to 231 deserving individuals — the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nation’s history. With today’s 153 commutations, the President has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 individuals, including 395 life sentences. The President also granted pardons to 78 individuals, bringing his total number of pardons to 148. Today’s acts of clemency — and the mercy the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients — exemplify his belief that America is a nation of second chances.

The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance. While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment. These are the stories that demonstrate the successes that can be achieved — by both individuals and society — in a nation of second chances.

Today’s grants signify the President’s continued commitment to exercising his clemency authority through the remainder of his time in office. In 2016 alone, the President has granted clemency to more than 1,000 deserving individuals. The President continues to review clemency applications on an individualized basis to determine whether a particular applicant has demonstrated a readiness to make use of his or her second chance, and I expect that the President will issue more grants of both commutations and pardons before he leaves office. The mercy that the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients is remarkable, but we must remember that clemency is a tool of last resort and that only Congress can achieve the broader reforms needed to ensure over the long run that our criminal justice system operates more fairly and effectively in the service of public safety.


Obama Commutes 153 Sentences, Pardons 78, In Clemency Push | The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama shortened sentences of 153 federal prisoners on Monday as part of a clemency push before he leaves office in a few weeks.

Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people during his presidency, and has pardoned 148. The announcement came as the president and his family were in Hawaii for a holiday vacation.

“The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance,” White House counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog post Monday. “While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment.”

Those whose sentences were commuted on Monday, granting them early release, were convicted on drug crimes. Some will be released in 2017 and 2018, while others will have to wait several years before their release date. Obama also granted pardons to 78 individuals on Monday.

Read more: President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance

You're not a party of small government until you change the reality that our laws in this nation are making us the most imprisoned nation on earth. How are we free? How are you going to change this reality?

And they wonder why crime is skyrocketing.

I hate to interject FACTS here but do you have even a clue how his record compares with Repubs'?

Of course you don't.

Moron.

 

[ColonelAngus]

President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance
Source: WH blog and HuffPost

Today, President Obama granted clemency to 231 deserving individuals — the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nation’s history. With today’s 153 commutations, the President has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 individuals, including 395 life sentences. The President also granted pardons to 78 individuals, bringing his total number of pardons to 148. Today’s acts of clemency — and the mercy the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients — exemplify his belief that America is a nation of second chances.

The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance. While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment. These are the stories that demonstrate the successes that can be achieved — by both individuals and society — in a nation of second chances.

Today’s grants signify the President’s continued commitment to exercising his clemency authority through the remainder of his time in office. In 2016 alone, the President has granted clemency to more than 1,000 deserving individuals. The President continues to review clemency applications on an individualized basis to determine whether a particular applicant has demonstrated a readiness to make use of his or her second chance, and I expect that the President will issue more grants of both commutations and pardons before he leaves office. The mercy that the President has shown his 1,324 clemency recipients is remarkable, but we must remember that clemency is a tool of last resort and that only Congress can achieve the broader reforms needed to ensure over the long run that our criminal justice system operates more fairly and effectively in the service of public safety.


Obama Commutes 153 Sentences, Pardons 78, In Clemency Push | The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama shortened sentences of 153 federal prisoners on Monday as part of a clemency push before he leaves office in a few weeks.

Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people during his presidency, and has pardoned 148. The announcement came as the president and his family were in Hawaii for a holiday vacation.

“The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to make use — or have already made use — of a second chance,” White House counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog post Monday. “While each clemency recipient’s story is unique, the common thread of rehabilitation underlies all of them. For the pardon recipient, it is the story of an individual who has led a productive and law-abiding post-conviction life, including by contributing to the community in a meaningful way. For the commutation recipient, it is the story of an individual who has made the most of his or her time in prison, by participating in educational courses, vocational training, and drug treatment.”

Those whose sentences were commuted on Monday, granting them early release, were convicted on drug crimes. Some will be released in 2017 and 2018, while others will have to wait several years before their release date. Obama also granted pardons to 78 individuals on Monday.

Read more: President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance

You're not a party of small government until you change the reality that our laws in this nation are making us the most imprisoned nation on earth. How are we free? How are you going to change this reality?

And they wonder why crime is skyrocketing.

I hate to interject FACTS here but do you have even a clue how his record compares with Repubs'?

Of course you don't.

Moron.

Facts from WHITEHOUSE.GOV...now we know...

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Due to an under used death penalty.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Well, we only have about 5 percent of the world's population, but we have 20 percent of the world's incarcerations.

Mandatory minimum sentences need to go. Same with the privatization of our prison systems.

 

[Hossfly]

Looks like Crime Does Pay.

 

[theHawk]

Well, we only have about 5 percent of the world's population, but we have 20 percent of the world's incarcerations.

Mandatory minimum sentences need to go. Same with the privatization of our prison systems.

That's because people get away with murder and every other crime in third world shitholes. Nice to see progressives admitting they want America to become a lawless land. Even with those high incarcerations, we still have very high violent crime rates, because we release those thugs back onto the streets early. Time to start locking thugs up for far longer and make our streets safe.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Well, we only have about 5 percent of the world's population, but we have 20 percent of the world's incarcerations.

Mandatory minimum sentences need to go. Same with the privatization of our prison systems.

That's because people get away with murder and every other crime in third world shitholes. Nice to see progressives admitting they want America to become a lawless land. Even with those high incarcerations, we still have very high violent crime rates, because we release those thugs back onto the streets early. Time to start locking thugs up for far longer and make our streets safe.

Actually, crime rates are at historic lows.......................

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-26/us-crime-rate-rises-slightly-remains-near-20-year-low

Try again.

 

[Moonglow]

Deserving of a second chance?

According to whom? Just like executive orders this shit is abused too much.

Did they turn yours down?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Matthew, how do you know they deserve it?

Because he has his head firmly inserted up Chicago Jesus's ass.

More fake news

What makes this fake? Did Obama do this or not?