White House Announces Commutations For 46 Nonviolent Offenders

White House Announces Commutations For 46 Nonviolent Offenders

By Krishnadev Calamur

Most were sentenced under drug charges. Nearly all of them would have already served their time if they were convicted of the same crime today.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/13/422592386/white-house-announces-commutations-for-46-nonviolent-offenders?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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