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Obama commutes 42 drug-related prison sentences

President commutes prison terms of criminals jailed under 'outdated laws'Barack Obama has commuted more prison sentences than his seven predecessors combinedJune 3, 2016President Obama added to a record-setting list of commutations Friday, shortening the prison terms...

What to Expect from the Latest Attempt at Federal Sentencing Reform

Bipartisan bill was amended in April 2016. Who would be affected? By Scott Shackford - May 11, 2016 When President Barack Obama announced his latest round of commutations he reminded Americans in his statement that Congress is working on bipartisan federal sentencing reforms...

Revised Sentencing Guidelines Already Releasing 46,000 Federal Prisoners

"The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act will pose a serious threat to public safety - and tens of thousands of federal inmates are already being released on previous sentencing reduction measures." Rep Sen. Vitter (LA) by Katie McHugh - May 11, 2016“The federal...

Sen. Sessions Warns of Obama's liberal releasing of drug traffickers

President Barack Obama’s deputies are quietly sending fewer criminals to prison while loudly praising a Republican-backed bill that will spring many other criminals out of federal prison, Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions warned. by Katie McHugh - May 11, 2016 “The...