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President Obama Grants Clemency to 273 More Individuals, Jan. 17, 2017

Chelsea Manning, Oscar Lopez Rivera And Others To Get Shortened, Reprieved Sentences

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017 Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 209 people incarcerated in federal prison, and handed out 64 pardons. This brings the number of prisoners who have been granted clemency under President Obama to 1,597.

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The commutations and pardonsrepresent the Obama Administration’s push to overhaul the criminal justice system, making it fairer while saving the government money.  President…

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