Two former U.S. Border Patrol agents -- whose cases became flashpoints in the controversy over border security -- were released early from prison Tuesday, one of their attorneys and a congressman said.
An artist's sketch shows Ignacio Ramos, left, and Jose Compean.
The agents were convicted in 2006 of shooting and wounding an unarmed illegal immigrant and then covering it up.
President George W. Bush issued commutations for both men during his final days in office last month. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean had received 11- and 12-year prison sentences, respectively.
After the commutation, their prison sentences were set to end March 20.
Ramos was released on furlough to travel from prison in Phoenix, Arizona, to his home in El Paso, Texas, where he will serve the remaining portion of his sentence under house arrest, said his attorney, David L. Botsford of Austin, Texas.
After March 20, Ramos will be on "supervised release" -- similar to probation -- for up to three years, Botsford said.
Compean had been incarcerated in Elkton, Ohio, said U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/17/bor ... index.html
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Should have never went to prison in the first place.
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Why commutations and not pardons? that makes no sense to me...
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Dubya's decision...nuf said...AZGrizFan wrote:Why commutations and not pardons? that makes no sense to me...
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Very wise.griz37 wrote:Should have never went to prison in the first place.
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Again, unlike SOME Obamanation koolaid drinkers, not every Bush decision is a correct one. I had initially heard he was going to pardon them, now I read commuted sentences instead....seems like they still got a raw deal.dbackjon wrote:Dubya's decision...nuf said...AZGrizFan wrote:Why commutations and not pardons? that makes no sense to me...
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Maybe because they didn't write big checks like Marc Rich.AZGrizFan wrote:Why commutations and not pardons? that makes no sense to me...
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Cheney is now pissed that his buddy Scooter Libby wasn't pardoned. 
These 2 men showed more guts and bravery doing their jobs than any of our nationally elected idiots in Washington could ever muster.
These 2 men showed more guts and bravery doing their jobs than any of our nationally elected idiots in Washington could ever muster.