Obama Pardons 95 Criminals From Federal Prison Because Of THIS Obama is under fire for commuting the sentences of 95 federal prisoners. This group consists mostly of non-violent, drug-related offenses. Obama claims that one of his biggest missions as president is to reduce the number of people serving sentences for drug related crimes. He wants a reform of the criminal justice system. After doing this on Friday, with the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, Obama has granted 184 commutations in his time in office. This is more than the past 5 presidents have done combined. I commuted the sentences of 95 men and women who had served their debt to society, another step forward in upholding our ideals of justice and fairness, Obama said. We think that violent criminals deserve far worse punishment and should be prioritized. However, Obama seems to be letting people out of prison left and right. He even let a guilty man out of Guantanamo Bay after just a few years. He is out of control. Do you think that prisoners should serve the sentence they were given? 