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News July 3, 2019

Robert Wideman, brother of John Edgar Wideman, who wrote a memoir about his brother's case, was freed after serving more…

News June 13, 2018

In a lengthy Facebook post, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick laid out all the reasons why Donald Trump should commute…

News June 7, 2018

President Trump commuted the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had been in federal prison for more than 20…

News June 6, 2018

Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to express her excitement about President Donald Trump commuting the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson.

Natasha Alford February 13, 2017

One of 1,715. For Eric Alvarez, this number is personal. It represents the 1,715 people who received a second chance at

Black History Month October 7, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama offered 102 federal inmates the chance to leave prison early, wielding his clemency powers…

News March 30, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders, including more than a…

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