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10. President Obama to Pardon/Commute "Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands" of Nonviolent Drug Offenders

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 02:52 PM

Apr 2014

President Obama to Pardon/Commute "Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands" of Nonviolent Drug Offenders
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/21/1293503/-President-Obama-to-Pardon-Commute-Hundreds-Perhaps-Thousands-of-Nonviolent-Drug-Offenders

Some background on the 2010 law and related other actions

Chance at Freedom: Retroactive Crack Sentence Reductions For Up to 12,000 May Begin Today
http://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/chance-freedom-retroactive-crack-sentence-reductions-12000-may-begin-today

U.S. Orders More Steps to Curb Stiff Drug Sentences
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023701018

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Obama Plans Clemency for Hundreds of non-violent Drug Offenders [View all] arely staircase Apr 2014 OP

Now if you would only take the... ret5hd Apr 2014 #1

I just posted a much smaller section. I don't know what happened. nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #2

Just giving you some sh*t. No prob. ret5hd Apr 2014 #4

:-) NT arely staircase Apr 2014 #7

k&r... spanone Apr 2014 #3

Awesome Tsiyu Apr 2014 #5

absolutely. best part is that even though the headline says hendred arely staircase Apr 2014 #8

good move! G_j Apr 2014 #6

Good. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #9

thanks arely staircase Apr 2014 #11

Excellent. Lots of female prisoners will benefit. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #12

Thanks Obama! Thank you, arely~ Cha Apr 2014 #13

If it's true, then he is my favorite president since Kennedy. Vattel Apr 2014 #14

Reschedule pot nt IronLionZion Apr 2014 #15