An Arkansas man convicted in a drug conspiracy in 2004 is among 61 inmates who have had their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama.
Wednesday's action comes amid the president's attempt to overhaul the nation's criminal justice system.
Court records show that, last year, Kenneth Isaacs of Little Rock failed to convince a federal judge to reduce the 15-year sentence he received for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute hydromorphone. Isaacs wrote that he admitted guilt and deserved the sentence he received, and that he'd been "as productive as possible" in prison.
He said changes in sentencing laws made him eligible for a shorter prison term. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright rejected his request, citing Isaacs' "career offender status."
Under Obama's commutation order, Isaacs' sentence ends July 28.
