In final act as president… commutes 330 drug sentences
“The final batch of commutations — more in a single day than on any other day in U.S. history — was the culmination of the president’s second-term effort to try to remedy the consequences of decades of onerous sentencing requirements that he said had imprisoned thousands of drug offenders for too long.”
…has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug offenses, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries. With [presidential] support, the Justice Department in recent years directed prosecutors to rein in the use of harsh mandatory minimums.
Original Article (Chicago Tribune):
In final act as president… commutes 330 drug sentences
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