![Executive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism | Prison Policy Initiative Executive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism | Prison Policy Initiative](https://static.prisonpolicy.org/images/ma_commutations_05to21.png)
Executive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism | Prison Policy Initiative
![President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance | whitehouse.gov President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance | whitehouse.gov](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/chart_121916_commutations.jpg)
President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance | whitehouse.gov
![President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance | whitehouse.gov President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance | whitehouse.gov](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/commutations1.jpeg)
President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance | whitehouse.gov
![John Gramlich on Twitter: "Trump has now commuted the sentences of 11 people, including Roger Stone: https://t.co/yddYkqDNLo. Here's a look at commutations, pardons and other forms of clemency granted by each president John Gramlich on Twitter: "Trump has now commuted the sentences of 11 people, including Roger Stone: https://t.co/yddYkqDNLo. Here's a look at commutations, pardons and other forms of clemency granted by each president](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ecp7Ve7XYAMt1DA.png)
John Gramlich on Twitter: "Trump has now commuted the sentences of 11 people, including Roger Stone: https://t.co/yddYkqDNLo. Here's a look at commutations, pardons and other forms of clemency granted by each president
![Executive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism | Prison Policy Initiative Executive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism | Prison Policy Initiative](https://static.prisonpolicy.org/images/commutation_flowchart.png)