President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 federal drug offenders in the summer of 2015. He did so as a step to reform the criminal justice system. Several of those individuals were serving harsher sentences than they would receive under the current drug laws. 

• Do you agree or disagree with the president's actions? 
• How do you think his actions will affect the criminal justice system? 
• What other actions can be taken to cause reform in that system? 

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