, The Christian Science Monitor
On Friday, President Obama, under Article II of the Constitution, commuted the sentences of 42 mostly low-level and nonviolent drug dealers – half of whom would have otherwise died in prison. It's the latest chapter – and perhaps the most visceral – in what has become a core White House mission: injecting US justice with mercy.
To be sure, Mr. Obama’s push for criminal justice reform in the wake of Ferguson, Mo., and other social-justice flashpoints come as one of precious few examples of bipartisanship in the Obama era. Many Republican governors and congressmen have joined a broader attempt to reduce the size of America’s incarceration complex, which houses half of the world’s prisoners.
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On Friday, President Obama, under Article II of the Constitution, commuted the sentences of 42 mostly low-level and nonviolent drug dealers – half of whom would have otherwise died in prison. It's the latest chapter – and perhaps the most visceral – in what has become a core White House mission: injecting US justice with mercy.
To be sure, Mr. Obama’s push for criminal justice reform in the wake of Ferguson, Mo., and other social-justice flashpoints come as one of precious few examples of bipartisanship in the Obama era. Many Republican governors and congressmen have joined a broader attempt to reduce the size of America’s incarceration complex, which houses half of the world’s prisoners.
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