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Obama Commutes Sentences of 95 People

Obama Commutes Sentences of 95 People
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Friday, 18 December 2015 01:41 PM EST

President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency which foreshadows a 2016 push to fix the criminal justice system.

The White House announced Obama had pardoned two people and commuted sentences -- ranging from cocaine to firearm possession -- of 95 others in an end of year act of executive power.

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President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency which foreshadows a 2016 push to fix the criminal justice system.The White House announced Obama had pardoned two people and...
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