Barack Obama har nedsat straffen for 46 narkoforbrydere
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Som et led i en større reform af det amerikanske retssystem giver Obama 46 personer "en ny chance".
Som et led i en større reform af det amerikanske retssystem giver Obama 46 personer "en ny chance".
Siden 1990'erne har en amerikansk dommer gået efter at give straffe, der kunne virke præventivt på unge førstegangskriminelle.
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