Obama commutes sentences for 95 people, pardons two: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the prison sentences of 95 people, mainly for drug trafficking offenses, and pardoned two others, the White House said in a statement.

Obama is working with lawmakers on reforms of the U.S. criminal justice system to reduce the number of people serving long sentences for non-violent drug crimes, and has said the reforms are one of his top priorities for his remaining year in office.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Eric Walsh)

You May Also Be Interested In

• USDA to test satellites, AI to try to improve crop estimates amid farmer criticism
• EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out
• China's Xi lands in Egypt as Iran war reshapes Middle East alliances