Sentence examples for gave clemency from inspiring English sources

Interestingly, President Obama gave clemency to Stan himself, reducing his prison sentence.

Democrat Gray Davis gave clemency to no one, and Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger pardoned just 15 people while in office.

Later, however, some of them "escaped," and others were given clemency.

If Judy Clark is not a fit candidate for clemency, it is hard to imagine what argument could be made for giving clemency to anyone.

"Once they engage on an individual level, these are the very two who ought to be given clemency.

The Justice Department and the White House offered no comment Monday on why the 16 people given clemency had been selected out of more than 2,000 pending petitions.

"If he was to give clemency to Chan and Sukumaran, the real danger for him would be that Indonesia's independence, its sovereignty, would be seen to be under attack from a big western country to the south," Taylor says.

Mr. Holder said Thursday that the sentences of 16 to 20 years were justifiably reduced because none of those given clemency had been accused of a crime resulting in a death.

But Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said he will not give clemency to any of the drug smugglers on death row.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said he will not give clemency to any of the 64 drug smugglers on death row.

The prisoners given clemency had been serving 19 years to life in prison after their alleged involvement in a 2003 raid on an Indonesian military arsenal by separatist forces. .