Biden Commutes Nearly 2,500 Sentences, Setting Presidential Clemency Record
Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, setting a presidential record.
Biden commutes most federal death sentences
US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their penalty to life in prison without parole. The three excluded from the measure include the Boston Marathon bomber and the man who killed Jewish worshippers in 2018.
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people with nonviolent drug convictions
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Biden — who has just three days left in the Oval Office — has granted a sweeping number of pardons and commutations throughout his term.
Biden sets record, commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug charges
President Biden issues record number of pardons and commutations, focusing on drug offenses and correcting sentencing disparities.
President Joe Biden commutes 2,500 drug offenses in final presidency days
The outgoing president commuted 2,5000 drug offenses he described as "disproportionately long."
Biden Commutes More Sentences, This Time for 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders
President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, saying he has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any predecessor.
Biden is commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole.
Joe Biden commutes 2,500 'disproportionately long' drug sentences in final days of term
With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,' Biden noted in a statement.
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Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people. The White House described it ...
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of ...
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President Biden commutes sentences of almost all inmates on federal death row
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ... the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic, and of 39 others ...
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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, issues 39 pardons in 'largest single-day grant of clemency'
Dec. 12 (UPI) --President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals placed on home confinement and will pardon 39 others convicted of non-violent crimes. The ...
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Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump takes office
The Biden administration ... commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic, and of 39 others ...
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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and issues 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in history
Joe Biden has issued the single largest act of clemency in modern history, commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people and issuing 39 presidential pardons, the White House says. With ...