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Former Border Patrol agents to be released.(Inside Track)(Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean)(Brief article)
During his last full day in office, President George W. Bush commuted the sentences of former Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos. The president had been under pressure from grassroots organizations (including the John Birch Society), concerned members of Congress, and outraged citizens to pardon the two men.
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President Bush's commutation should see the men released on or about March 20. Once released, they will have served nearly two years of their 11- and 10-year sentences, respectfully. Commutation is not the same as being pardoned, however. Pardoning would erase the crimes from a person's record, but not commutation, which focuses mainly on reducing a person's sentence. Ramos and Compean will be able to go home to their families but will still be ...
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