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ACLU spotlights another severe crack sentence in its commutation project

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this new press release, which is titled "ACLU Files Commutation Petition On Behalf Of Man Serving Unjust Prison Sentence For Non-Violent Crime," the ACLU has another "poster-child" case in its ?Dear Mr. President, Yes You Can? project "which brings together civil rights advocates, legal scholars, law school clinics, pro bono counsel and others to urge President Obama to use his pardon and commutation power in a principled way, consistent with his administration?s position that the crack sentencing guidelines have been far too harsh."  Here are some excerpts from the ACLU press release: The American Civil Liberties Union and the Los Angeles-based law firm Caldwell Leslie and Proctor, PC today asked President Obama to commute the remaining sentence of Kenneth J...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 18, 2011 (boomark / email).