Obama is working
with lawmakers on reforms of the U.S. criminal justice system to
reduce the number of people serving long sentences for
non-violent drug crimes, and has said the reforms are one of his
top priorities for his remaining year in office.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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