As a federal judge, John Gleeson sentenced convicted carjacker Francois Holloway in 1996 to 57 years behind bars. Nearly two decades later, citing what he viewed as the sentence’s unfair length, he successfully persuaded prosecutors to vacate part of the conviction and then set Mr. Holloway free.
Mr. Gleeson, who moved into private practice four years ago, is leading a fight in appellate courts around the U.S. to use a 2018 federal law that could open the door for thousands more inmates. He said he seeks to correct the injustices he helped carry out during his 22 years as a U.S. District Court judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., handing down mandatory prison terms like Mr. Holloway’s.
For years, a federal firearm law, known as 924, resulted in decadeslong prison terms for people convicted of certain crimes that included a gun. The law, which was amended in 2018, required judges to issue substantial mandatory sentences for multiple criminal counts and that each term be served consecutively. Most sentences for other types of crimes are served concurrently.
As a result, some federal prison terms for bank robbery and carjacking added up to more than 100 years. About 94% of people convicted of multiple counts under section 924 in fiscal year 2016 were Black or Hispanic, according to a 2018 federal report., such as inmates serving long mandatory sentences for drug convictions, as well as the wrongly convicted.
Me becoming christ conscious, proven..
What is never talked about when we debate the war on drugs and long prison sentences is the correlation that exist between those policies and extremely low crime rates.
Wasnt he in Dune and Twin Peaks?
But he wants GenFlynn sentenced for the imaginary crimes of treason and perjury. This clown is a paid shill, the article even says he left the bench for 'financial reasons.' Bought and paid for by The Swamp.
Wow
Mandatory minimums are unfair and make the penitentiary system the federal government largest expense after entitlements, yes we spend more on prisons than education.
when he lets THEM out....make it mandatory THEY move into HIS neighborhood
Wow.
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