President Obama commutes prison sentences of 22 drug offenders

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President Obama commutes prison sentences of 22 drug offenders

1 April 2015

President Barack Obama on 31st March increased his effort to get nonviolent offenders out of US prisons by commuting the sentences of 22 people imprisoned on drug charges.

Those who had their sentences commuted on 31st March are from all over the US and are serving long prison terms for charges of possession, sale and distribution of drugs, such as methamphetamine, marijuana, crack and cocaine, the Washington Post reported.

The president wrote a letter to each of the prisoners who had their sentences commuted, encouraging them to take advantage of this opportunity to rebuild their lives.

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