Criminal
May 6, 2016
Clemency clock is ticking
Federal public defenders lament their lack of power in helping thousands qualify for lower sentences under Obama's clemency initiative.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal public defenders are lamenting their lack of power in helping thousands of inmates who qualify for lower sentences under the Obama administration's clemency initiative.
There were approximately 10,000 nonviolent offenders who had done well in prison and were preparing to file clemency petitions, said Hilary Potashner, federal public defender for the Central District of California, du...
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