Kansas City man among latest round of commutations granted by President Obama
A Kansas City man is among 72 federal inmates who were granted shortened sentences Friday by President Barack Obama.
Jeffery William Strain, 60, was originally sentenced in 2005 to nearly 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to manufacture more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. He is expected to be released from prison in November 2018 with the condition that he enrolls in a residential drug treatment program.
Obama has granted 170 commutations in a span of eight days, including 98 last week.
According to the White House, Obama has now commuted the sentences of 944 people, including 324 who were serving life sentences.
The commutations are more than the previous 11 presidents combined, the White House said.
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This story was originally published November 4, 2016 at 5:51 PM with the headline "Kansas City man among latest round of commutations granted by President Obama."