President Obama has commuted the sentences of eight prisoners serving lengthy terms for crack cocaine offenses, saying they were “sentenced under an unfair system.” That system included a 100-to-1 sentencing gap for crack and powder cocaine offenses, which was eased by a reform law in 2011. All eight people who received commutations have served more than 15 years in prison; six had been sentenced to life. We’ll have more on the story after headlines and speak to one of the prisoners, Jason Hernandez.
Obama Commutes Sentences in 8 Crack Cocaine Cases
HeadlineDec 20, 2013