President Obama has advocated for major changes to the U.S. criminal justice system during his presidency. Obama has called for sentencing reform for non-violent drug offenses, and rethinking of mandatory-minimum sentences in criminal cases. Indeed, the numbers are illustrative. President Obama has commuted the prison sentences of 562 prisoners during his eight year administration. Obama's 562 commutations is more than the past nine (9) Presidents combined.
Denver Bronco's wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has been the recipient of Obama's largess twice. Last November, President Obama commuted the 20 year sentence of Thomas' mother for a drug distribution conviction. Recently, President Obama commuted the life sentence of Thomas' 60 year old grandmother on a drug distribution charge. Both Thomas' mother and grandmother were convicted in the same criminal enterprise when he was 11 years old. Read the full story below:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/us/obama-denver-broncos-demaryius-thomas-grandmother/index.html
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