Obama commutes sentences of 214 inmates

President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 prisoners Tuesday, bringing his total commutations during his presidency to 562, more than the previous nine presidents' commutations combined. Consistent with his calls to reduce criminal penalties for nonviolent drug offenders who face charges, most of the 214 were serving time for drug-related crimes that would have received shorter sentences if they had been convicted of the same crime this year, the White House said. -- More...