The New York Times Editorial Board this month endorsed a proposal to restructure clemency that was brought forth by Professor Mark Osler and New York University’s Rachel Barkow. The proposal would take the clemency process out of the Justice Department and give it to an independent commission to make recommendations directly to the president.
The full article can be read here.
Earlier this summer, The New York Times published an op-ed written by Osler on a different topic: the reform of our nation’s drug laws. Read "We Need Al Capone Drug Laws" here.
