Federal clemency record
Commutation · November 22, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Tyris Ford
Summary
On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Tyris Ford, who was convicted in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2001 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, distribution of cocaine base or possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Ford's original sentence of 300 months imprisonment and 120 months supervised release was reduced by the commutation.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base ("crack"); distribution of cocaine base ("crack") or possession with intent to distribute cocaine base ("crack"); carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime
Eastern District of Pennsylvania · 2001
Original sentence
300 months imprisonment · 120 months supervised release
Sentenced Eastern District of Pennsylvania