All of these inmates would qualify for clemency consideration under the description of cruel and unusual punishment. In this country we have a constitutional law against cruel and unusual punishment. However, The Supreme Court ruled rightfully in my opinion, that it was not cruel and unusual for California to give Santos Reyes a 26 year to life sentence for forging a driving test. Under California Clemency a similar cruel and unusual punishment provision will establish the fact that California has redefined this portion of our US Constitution 8th Amendment rule to a State of California definition.
Mark Grangetto: serving 20 to live. This is a case of compassionate release.
1. Santos Reyes: serving 26 years to life sentence for forging a DMV text.
2. George Anderson: serving 25 years to life sentence for filling out a false DMV application.
3. Linda Susan Teague: serving 50 years to life for forgery.
4. GARY EWING: Serving 25 years to life for stealing three golf clubs.
5. Thomas Williams: serving 25 years to life sentence for possession of a stolen bicycle.
6. Leandro Andrade: serving 50 years to life for stealing children’s videos.
7. Hayward Doss: serving 25 years to life for possession of $2.00 of a controlled substance.
8. Richard Banales: serving 25 years to life sentence for possession of $3.00 worth of controlled substance while in jail.
9. Joseph Fomby, jr.: Serving 25 years to life sentence for possession for sale of marijuana.
10. John Walker Lindh: Federal prisoner. (Once a new federal clemency law is established many years from now he would still sitting in a federal prison and should be released)
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