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An effective call for President Bush to be a truly "compassionate conservate" with his clemency power

By Douglas A. Berman

Over at Pardon Power, P.S. Ruckman has a number of great new posts, including this one noting that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is reported to be reviewing prison inmate petitions for clemency while he ignores calls for his resignation.  And among the great reads is this long new post, which ends with this potent callfor President George Bush to use his clemency power dynamically during his last month in office: Now comes the end of the administration of George W. Bush. When he came to office eight years ago, he wrapped himself in the theme of "compassionate conservatism" ? a theme which critics feel has yet to be operationalized in any meaningful way.  Regardless, today, out in a space of land much much larger than the Western District of Arkansas are thousands and thousands of prisoners who have experienced the harsh administration of mandatory minimum sentences...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).