Obama broke the record for commuting jail sentences, 1,716

Published September 5, 2017 4:52pm ET



Former President Obama made good on his promise to cut jail times of convicts, breaking every modern record for commuting sentences, according to a new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

For the record, Obama handed out 1,928 grants of clemency during his presidency. “Of them, 1,716 were commutations of sentence, more commutations than any other president has granted,” said the report.

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