Federal clemency record
Commutation · October 6, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Summary
Jesse Jackson, Jr. was granted a commutation of his sentence on October 6, 2016, by President Barack Obama. Jackson had been convicted in the Northern District of Texas in 1996 of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and of distribution of cocaine base and aiding and abetting, for which he received an original sentence of 320 months imprisonment and 60 months supervised release.
Offense
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; distribution of cocaine base and aiding and abetting
Northern District of Texas · 1996
Original sentence
320 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release
Sentenced Northern District of Texas