The president also pardoned 78 people, bringing the number of pardons under his administration to 148. He has commuted the sentences of 1,176 federal inmates under the clemency initiative launched two years ago, and administration officials expect him to issue more before he leaves office.
   
 
News Alert Mon., Dec. 19, 2016 3:22 p.m.
 
 
Obama has granted clemency to a historic number of federal inmates, commuting 153 more sentences today
The president also pardoned 78 people, bringing the number of pardons under his administration to 148. He has commuted the sentences of 1,176 federal inmates under the clemency initiative launched two years ago, and administration officials expect him to issue more before he leaves office.
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