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Crime, Law and Justice

Clemency effort focused on end of Obama presidency

In his final 10 days in office, President Barack Obama is expected to grant clemency to dozens, even hundreds, of federal prisoners. It's a unique power of the presidency that Obama has turned into one of his signature initiatives. Nearly three years ago, the Justice department asked for help canvassing the federal prison system for low-level, non-violent offenders who could be released early through executive order. One of the lawyers who answered his call is JaneAnne Murray. She's a law professor at the University of Minnesota and on the steering committee of Clemency Project 2014, which has reviewed thousands of requests for clemency.

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