CHICAGO — Three Chicagoans imprisoned for drug crimes had their sentences shortened by President Barack Obama on Wednesday.
The three people were:
• Kenneth Choice was sentenced to life imprisonment with five years of supervised release in 1999 for drug charges, including conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver narcotics and possession with intent to deliver narcotics. That sentence was changed twice, including to 27 years in prison in February. Obama's actions would make his sentence expire on Dec. 1.
• Will A. Goines Jr. was sentenced in June 2010 to 20 years in prison with 10 years of supervised release after being convicted of three counts of distributing crack cocaine. That sentence was shortened to 10 years in prison by Obama.
• Martin Souza was sentenced to life in prison in 1999 for a drug charge in Ohio for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine. His sentence now expires Aug. 3, 2017, one year from Obama's decision.
The three were among 214 sentences commuted by the president Wednesday.
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