He cut the sentence of Emmanuel Herron of Stella.
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Barack Obama just became the first president to grant the largest number of reduced prison sentences in a single month with the 111 commutations announced Tuesday.
Today’s group of commutations includes prisoners hailing from 28 states, with most convictions stemming from offenses related to possession and intent to distribute drugs or controlled substances. The sentence now will expire on August 30, 2018, conditioned upon joining drug treatment.
The 325 commutations Obama granted in August are more than any president granted in a single year for almost a century, the White House said. Most of those commutations were for nonviolent drug offenders who would’ve received more lenient prison terms if sentenced today.
Brian Allen Altman, of New Berlin, was sentenced in 2005 in Virginia to 40 years (he was also convicted of having a gun during the crime).
Campbell, whose age and address were not released, was one of 111 people whose sentences Obama commuted.
Obama has granted 673 commutations over the course of his presidency.
The White House said additional commutations are expected before the end of Obama’s term.
James Dillehay, from Akron, was given life in prison in 1993 for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. However, he encouraged Congress to tackle much needed legislative criminal justice reform. Such legislation has stalled and is unlikely to be approved this year. His sentence will now be commuted to expire December 28.
Eggleston said Obama considered the individual merits of each application to determine that an applicant is ready to make use of their second chance.
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Prisoners benefitting from these shortened sentences are supposed to no longer present a threat. Eggleston says the president isn’t looking to try and achieve a certain number of cases, more so give second chances to the right cases. The president directed that Alexander be released on December 28.
