U.S. President Barack Obama shortens prison sentences for 61 Negro Drug Sellers Who Once Sold Him Crack Cocaine

Dozens of drug criminals freed by Obama in clemency move designed to boost criminal justice reform - but some are violent gun criminals

• Total of 61 federal drug offenders have their sentences commuted, with most to be released on July 28 
• One in three were serving life sentences, but not all are non-violent as some were also charged with firearms violations
• Obama is highlighting what administration says is need to overhaul criminal justice system and end mass incarceration
• He has now commuted more sentences than the last six presidents combined and says: 'People deserve a second chance.'

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