Trump Commutes Sentence Of Woman Serving Life For Nonviolent Drug Offense!

[sbenkoski]

President Trump has commuted the life sentence of a great-grandmother who has been in federal prison for more than 20 years for a first-time drug conviction.

They say she has been a model prisoner. During her incarceration, she has written plays and become an ordained minister.

Johnson was convicted on cocaine conspiracy and money laundering charges. At the time of sentencing, The Associated Press reported that U.S. federal judge Julia Gibbons said Johnson was "the quintessential entrepreneur" of a drug ring that dealt in tons of cocaine.


    GOD BLESS MR. TRUMP   
This woman should have been out sooner ! 

[Nancy5]

I just read that.  Have to agree with it, she didn’t deserve a life sentence.

[kathleenkleinhans]

Finally a pardon that makes sense!

[sfreeman8]

Finally a pardon that makes sense!

It's not a pardon. It's just a commutation. Big difference.  A pardon clears the record. A commuted sentence means the rest of it's wiped out. Like in Bradley Mnaning (or should I call he/she Chelsea?). He got 35 years but Obama commuted his sentence and he's out in 7. One of the worse violation of hundreds of thousands of classified secret documents that she had downloaded from intelligence databases. 

They let her out today.

[hitch0403]

Meanwhile there are probably some poor souls doing time that are innocent!

As Sonny and Cher once sang........."The Beat goes on"

[teresa3200]

I am glad she is out. I think 20 years was enough.

[shawnix]

Meanwhile there are probably some poor souls doing time that are innocent!

As Sonny and Cher once sang........."The Beat goes on"

There are definitely some innocent people who have been in prison. Sadly, most will never be freed despite their innocence.

[hitch0403]

Amen to that Shawn.

[stokeman455]

   Yes, I believe she should been released years ago. I did see this story on the world news tonight. They say President Trump might pardon more people as well.

[ccandpam]

I agree as well. That poor woman should have been released a long time ago or just put on probation.

[NRAJOE]

Heard about this on the radio...good for Trump...think she should be monetarily compensated for a few years too.
Some judges go overboard...

[bretay]

wow....there's a lot of people that do worse than that and don't get life sentences....not condoning what she did...but there are others that should have received life sentences...

[Sawman214]

this is good but now we need to fill the prisons with politicians who have done treasoness acts against America. you know who they are!

[snuggleycutejc]

That is not a nonviolet Crime.

[braggin]

There do seem to be certain people, who after being in prison for a long time, just strike you as being completely rehabilitated like this woman does. Why should we have to continue to pay to house, feed and give medical care to a person like that when they can do it for themselves and be no further harm to society to boot?