Obama Issues Year-End Commutations for Drug Crimes
Obama issues year-end commutations for drug crimes
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images. US President Barack Obama speaks about the reopening of the US government following a shutdown, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2013. … The act is aimed at reducing disparities …
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Obama grants freedom for drug prisoners
Posted on December 21, 2013. NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of eight people he said were serving unduly harsh drug sentences in the most expansive use yet of his power to free …
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Obama Commutes 8 Crack Cocaine Sentences
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of eight people convicted of crack cocaine offenses Thursday, saying they were punished under an unfair legal disparity that overwhelmingly hurt impoverished black communities …
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