Compean finally speaks from behind prison bars

By Chelsea Schilling © 2009 WorldNetDaily Imprisoned Border Patrol agent Jose Compean is finally speaking out from behind bars, asking for America's help in contacting President Bush for an 11th-hour pardon. In a letter sent exclusively to WND from the Federal Correctional Institution in Ohio, Compean urged supporters to continue contacting the White House so he and fellow imprisoned agent Ignacio Ramos may reunite with their families before the president leaves office. [Continue reading]

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Congressman urges clemency for agents

'Time is short, Mr. President. Let's right the wrong' By Jerome R. Corsi © 2009 WorldNetDaily Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., today called on U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton to support a commutation in sentence for imprisoned Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. "Mr. Sutton, we are asking you to look into your heart as a prosecutor and advise the president to commute the sentences of Ramos and Compean so they will not spend the next 10 years in solitary confinement," Rohrabacher said. "As Johnny Sutton said in his own words, this punishment is excessive," he continued. "Millions of Americans, members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats have spoken. The time is short, Mr. Sutton. Time is short, Mr. President. Let's right the wrong." [Continue reading]

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The right ideas for smart sentencing - by Karen Williams

Karen writes about prison sentencing, and what should be done to change from being "tough on crime" to being "smart on crime." Mandatory minimum sentencing can incarcerate people for too long relative to their crime and the risk of them not being in prison. Risk assessment rather than mandatory sentencing would deliver justice and safety.

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