Obama Commutes Sentences Of Prisoners

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.

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.

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.

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.