On Wednesday, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of two men convicted in Lubbock for drug offenses.
Raul Camargo-Flores of Lubbock was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. In February 2003, Camargo-Flores was sentenced to 292 months in prison (more than 24 years) plus 10 years of supervised release.
The statement from President Obama said, “Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.”
Arnold Ray Jones of Lubbock was convicted of distribution of less than 50 grams of cocaine base. In November of 2002, he was sentenced to 235 months (less than 20 years) in prison plus 4 years of supervised release.
Just like Camargo-Flores, the president’s statement concerning Jones said, “Prison sentence commuted to expire on August 3, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.”
A commutation is the reduction of a penalty. By contrast, a pardon is an absolution or forgiveness.
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