Obama Commutation

President Barack Obama Wednesday defended his decision to commute the sentence of transgender army private Chelsea Manning, who was jailed for 35 years for handing classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

President Barack Obama commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, an Army private convicted of taking troves of secret diplomatic and military documents and disclosing them to WikiLeaks, after deciding that Manning had served enough time.

President Barack Obama commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, an Army private convicted of taking troves of secret diplomatic and military documents and disclosing them to WikiLeaks, after deciding that Manning had served enough time.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday welcomed the decision by US President Barack Obama to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, jailed for leaking classified US documents, while calling for an end to a "war on whistleblowers".

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years behind bars for giving classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

President Barack Obama cut short the prison terms of 214 convicts on Wednesday, the largest number of commutations a US leader has granted in single day since at least 1900, the White House said.

US President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the prison sentences of 42 people, most of them non-violent drug offenders, reflecting his calls for criminal justice reform.

Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of 58 more people convicted of mostly cocaine-related offenses, further speeding his acts of clemency in the twilight of his presidency.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the sentences of 61 individuals charged mostly with cocaine-related offenses, as he again pressed the case for drug sentencing reforms.

President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency that foreshadows a 2016 push to fix the criminal justice system.

US President Barack Obama granted clemency Monday to 46 convicted drug traffickers, saying their original sentences were unduly harsh under outdated laws.

US President Barack Obama granted clemency Monday to 46 convicted drug traffickers, saying their original sentences were unduly harsh under outdated laws.

Philadelphia commuter rail workers have begun returning to their jobs following a brief strike that ended when President Barack Obama intervened. Train service was expected to resume within hours.

President Barack Obama Wednesday defended his decision to commute the sentence of transgender army private Chelsea Manning, who was jailed for 35 years for handing classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

President Barack Obama commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, an Army private convicted of taking troves of secret diplomatic and military documents and disclosing them to WikiLeaks, after deciding that Manning had served enough time.

President Barack Obama commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, an Army private convicted of taking troves of secret diplomatic and military documents and disclosing them to WikiLeaks, after deciding that Manning had served enough time.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday welcomed the decision by US President Barack Obama to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, jailed for leaking classified US documents, while calling for an end to a "war on whistleblowers".

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years behind bars for giving classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

President Barack Obama cut short the prison terms of 214 convicts on Wednesday, the largest number of commutations a US leader has granted in single day since at least 1900, the White House said.

US President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the prison sentences of 42 people, most of them non-violent drug offenders, reflecting his calls for criminal justice reform.

Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of 58 more people convicted of mostly cocaine-related offenses, further speeding his acts of clemency in the twilight of his presidency.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the sentences of 61 individuals charged mostly with cocaine-related offenses, as he again pressed the case for drug sentencing reforms.

President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency that foreshadows a 2016 push to fix the criminal justice system.

US President Barack Obama granted clemency Monday to 46 convicted drug traffickers, saying their original sentences were unduly harsh under outdated laws.

US President Barack Obama granted clemency Monday to 46 convicted drug traffickers, saying their original sentences were unduly harsh under outdated laws.

Philadelphia commuter rail workers have begun returning to their jobs following a brief strike that ended when President Barack Obama intervened. Train service was expected to resume within hours.