Obama commutes prison sentences for 330, most in single day
Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the death sentences of 330 inmates, the most commutations done in a single day by a US president. Obama has reduced the sentences of a total of 1,715 prisoners, more than any other US president in history. Interestingly, Obama has surpassed the number of commutations granted by the past 13 presidents combined.