W. Bush
|
Obama
|
Comment
|
|
Pardons
|
|||
Grants
|
189
|
70
|
Least merciful full
termer since John Adams
|
Denials
|
1,729
|
1,629
|
More than 5 of the
previous 6 presidents
|
Grant Rate
|
1 in every 13
|
1 in every 32
|
|
Closed w/out Action
|
464
|
484
|
More than any of the
previous 3 presidents
|
Commutations
|
|||
Grants
|
11
|
187
|
Many thousands of
applications pending
|
Denials
|
7,479
|
8,123
|
A new record for
presidents
|
Commutation Rate
|
1 in every 779
|
1 in every 102
|
|
Closed w/out Action
|
2,223
|
2,882
|
More than any of the
previous 9 presidents
|
Grants
|
|||
as % of Applications
|
.02
|
.011
|
|
as % of Decisions
|
.01
|
.025
|
Friday, February 19, 2016
Obama: Hope and Change Scorecard
President Obama has - without fanfare - set a new record for denial of clemency application (9,227). In addition, he has set a new record for denial of commutation applications specifically (8,123). In the "closed without action" category, the administration has zapped more applications (3,366) than any president since Franklin Roosevelt.
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