Statement by the President on Clemency

Statement by the President on Clemency
Three years ago, I signed the bipartisan Fair Sentencing Act, which dramatically narrowed the disparity between penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses. This law began to right a decades-old injustice, but for thousands of inmates, it came too … Read more on Whitehouse.gov (press release)

Obama commutes sentences for eight convicted in crack cocaine cases
President Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of eight people serving lengthy jail time for crack cocaine convictions, part of the administration's effort to reduce “unduly harsh sentences” and eliminate overcrowding in prisons. Each of the … Read more on Washington Post (blog)

Obama to commute sentences of eight people convicted of crack cocaine …
WASHINGTON — President Obama is curtailing the crackdown on crack. Obama underscored his opposition to harsh minimum penalties for certain drug offenses Thursday by commuting the sentences of eight federal inmates convicted of crack cocaine offenses … Read more on New York Daily News