Obama Commutes Sentences of 79 More Drug War Prisoners; Total Now Tops A Thousand

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President Obama just commuted the prison sentences of 79 inmates, but prisoners’ families are worried about the future

President Obama commuted 79 inmates’ prison sentences on Tuesday. These 79 inmates bring his total number of commutations to 1,023. He currently has more commutations on his record than the previous 11 presidents combined. The president appears to be spending his remaining months in office dedicated to an aggressive push of his clemency initiative, which he…


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