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October 28, 2016

President Obama Grants Clemency to 98 More Prisoners
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President Obama on Thursday granted clemency to 98 federal prisoners,
bringing the total number of inmates whose sentences he's commuted to
nearly 900. That's more than the previous 11 presidents combined. Many
of the prisoners received harsh sentences under mandatory minimum drug
laws that critics say targeted communities of color. Obama has also
rejected a record number of commutations-a result of a surge in
applications since a clemency initiative announced in 2014.
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