like we have jason hernandez on the phone right now.n hernandez from mckinney, texas, sentenced to life in prison in 1998, serving life without parole since age 21 for his role in a drug conspiracy starting when he was only 15 the one of -- he was one of 8 prisoners who sentences were commuted by president obama thursday. welcome to democracy now! >> i am elated. it is a dream come true. this is the beginning of more to come. i'm happy for what was given to me by the president, and it is a bittersweet moment because there other individuals in here i believe who were more deserving than me, and they just did not believe something like this could happen. now they believe. i just hope the president and other lawmakers decide to do more for the individuals in here. my mother and father, when they visit me this christmas, my family, my son, they're going to be crying but it will be tears of joy. at the same time, i'll have to look at other individuals mothers and fathers and kids crying of visitation and their cries will be for sorrow. i am