PORTLAND — An Oregon woman who was granted clemency by President Barack Obama has been released from prison after serving more than half her 30-year sentence.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Angie Jenkins was released from federal prison in California on Tuesday. Federal defender Steve Sady, who helped Jenkins file her request for clemency, says the woman was picked up by family and headed to a halfway house.
Jenkins was sentenced to 30 years for manufacturing methamphetamine in Klamath Falls, Ore. She served nearly 17 years behind bars.
The Obama administration had said it wants to free people who were sentenced under old, harsher drug laws.
Inmates who have served at least 10 years and demonstrated good behavior in prison are eligible for clemency.
