Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine
Obama commutes sentences of 98 inmates Thursday (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) President Obama commuted the sentences of 98 inmates Thursday, continuing his efforts to release federal inmates sentenced to harsh prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses. Nearly half the group 42 people had been sentenced to life imprisonment. Obama has criticized the impacts of severe sentences … Read moreOffense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine