(SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)President Obama granted clemency to another 102 inmates Thursday as he continued to release federal inmates serving long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses. Obama has now commuted the sentences of 774 federal inmates, more than the previous 11 presidents combined. With 590 commutations this year, he has commuted the most individuals’ sentences in one year in U.S. history, White House officials said. They said Obama will continue granting commutations to federal drug offenders through the remainder of his time in office. “President Obama has the power to fix past mistakes, but only Congress can prevent future ones,” Ring said.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2016 22:52 UTC