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.
Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders convicted on crack cocaine-related charges
President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in the final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes.
President Joe Biden Grants Clemency For Thousands Of Non-Violent Drug Offenders
With Friday's (January 17) move, Biden has granted more individual pardons and commutations than any previous president.
Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.
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.
Joe Biden pardons nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses
Joe Biden made history by giving “more individual pardons and commutations” than any other U.S. president. As confirmed in a Friday (Jan. 17) White House press release, he granted clemency for nearly 2,
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 posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
Also receiving pardons were advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.
Joe Biden pardons five people, including late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the ...
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President Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott: 'A person’s worst mistake doesn’t their story'
President Joe Biden officially pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D - Suffolk) on the 1994 federal drug charges for which Scott previously served eight years in prison.
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 ...
Biden pardons five people including late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted ...
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
Biden has now set the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. Here's what to know: ...
Exclusive: Outgoing Drug Czar on Drop in Overdose Deaths, Taking on Cartels
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