Gregory B Craig

May 02, 2016 | National Law Journal

President Barack Obama appears to be ­steadfast in his determination to commute lengthy sentences of nonviolent inmates who, under current policies, would have received far shorter sentences. Govern­ment officials have pledged to accelerate the pace at which clemency applications are considered and granted. But there is another important story that needs to be told, and that is the historic response from the nation's legal profession.

By Gregory B. Craig

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