President Obama will theoretically be granting clemency to hundreds more prisoners before his term is over. But many in federal prisons do not fit the criteria of his Clemency Project, including more than 600 women. (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)

Since 2008, President Obama has commuted the sentences of 248 federal prisoners. For many who are still incarcerated, including hundreds of mothers, executive clemency is their only chance to rejoin their families early, if at all. Many maintain hope for compassion before Obama leaves office.