Racial Justice

Obama Commutes Sentences for More Than 200 Federal Inmates

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President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a Clinton campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., on July 5.
President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a Clinton campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., on July 5. Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com
Aug 3, 2016
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President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the sentences of 214 federal inmates, 67 of them serving life sentences — taking his total commutations granted to 562, 197 of which were life sentences. Many of those receiving clemency were serving time for nonviolent drug offenses.

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President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a Clinton campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., on July 5. Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com