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By the end of his second and final term on January 20, 2017, United States President Barack Obama had exercised his constitutional power to grant the executive clemency—that is, "pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve"[1]—to 1,927 individuals convicted of federal crimes. Of the acts of clemency, 1,715 were commutations (including 504 life sentences) and 212 were pardons.[2][3] Most individuals granted executive clemency by Obama had been convicted on drug charges,[4] and had received lengthy and sometimes mandatory sentences at the height of the war on drugs.[5]
Obama holds the record for the largest single-day use of the clemency power, granting 330 commutations on January 19, 2017, his last full day in office.[6][7] He also issued more commutations than the past 13 presidents combined.[2][8]
- ^ "Office of the Pardon Attorney". United States Department of Justice. March 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Neil Eggelston, [1], White House (January 2017)
- ^ "Clemency Statistics". US Department of Justice. January 12, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Allie Malloy, [2], CNN (December 2016).
- ^ Matt Apuzzo, After Obama Push for Clemency, Hints of Reversal Likely to Come, New York Times (November 22, 2016).
- ^ "Obama grants 330 more commutations, bringing total to a record 1,715". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Obama grants final 330 commutations to nonviolent drug offenders". Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Staff, AOL. "President Obama commutes prison sentences for 330 before leaving office".
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