When he commuted the sentences he said they were eliminating ‘unfair sentences’. Via Daily Caller: When President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 42 federal prisoners Friday, he freed a man who had previously been convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of his mother-in-law. Sherman Ray Meirovitz, 73, was serving a life sentence for … Continue reading Obama Commutes Sentence Of Man Who Killed His Mother-In-Law