NEW: President Trump has commuted the sentences of 5 people — 4 of whom had been in prison because of drug offenses and a fifth who was serving time for food stamp fraud.
President Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentences of five individuals, four of whom had been sentenced on drug charges and a fifth who was serving time for food stamp fraud.President Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentences of five individuals, four of whom had been sentenced on drug charges and a fifth who was serving time for food stamp fraud.
The five cases had been highlighted by clemency activists, including Alice Marie Johnson, who has worked with the White House on the issue, and who spoke at the Republican National Convention this summer. Criminal justice reform is one of the Trump administration's focal points in its reelection campaign to voters, particularly to Black Americans.
The five citizens granted clemency on Wednesday were: Lenora Logan, who had already been incarcerated for nearly 20 years on drug charges; Charles Tanner, who had served 16 years for a drug offence; John Bolen, who was 13 years into a life sentence for a drug conviction; Curtis McDonald, who has been in prison since 1996 for drug trafficking and money laundering; and Rashella Reed, who served six years of a 14 year sentence for food stamp fraud.
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