Obama Commutes Sentences for 61 Convicted of Drug Crimes Seeds Obama Commutes Sentences for 61 Convicted of Drug Crimes Calum Jacobs March 31, 2016 1 min read Share on X/Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Email Copy Link Obama has now commuted the sentences of 248 federal inmates. The prisoners were the legacy of the 1990's inordinately harsh 'war on drugs' sentencing structure. www.nytimes.com
