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Good time to remind people that the Obama administration systematically used the pardon process to achieve justice for people sentenced under old, draconian guidelines for crack after Congress changed them. Justice requires consistent, thoughtful practices not presidential whim.
Wikipedia: Of the acts of clemency, 1,715 were commutations...& 212 were pardons. Most individuals granted executive clemency by Obama had been convicted on drug charges & had received lengthy & sometimes mandatory sentences at the height of the war on drugs.
This 2018 review of the pardon process by DOJ’s Inspector General critically discusses long-standing issues, progress that was made & better future practices to adopt. It has gone unnoticed by this administration. oig.justice.gov/reports/2018/e…
Our criminal justice system needs reform-not just 1 aspect, but prevention, prosecution, prisons & community re-entry. The pardon power is one tool that can be used. State reforms show you can reduce incarceration & crime at the same time.
