Biden Issues More Pardons and Commutations Under Pressure From Criminal Justice Groups
Outgoing President Joe Biden granted 39 pardons and commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 federal offenders serving the remainder of their sentences on home confinement today. The orders came under intense pressure from a coalition of civil rights,
Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
President Joe Biden pardoned 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, all convicted of non-violent crimes. NBC News’ Allie Raffa reports on the substantial act, which is the biggest number of commutations and clemencies granted in a single day.
Joe Biden grants clemency to almost 1,500 people
US President Joe Biden has granted clemency to almost 1,500 people, the largest-ever number in a single day, saying he was “extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation”.
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President Biden pardoned 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others on Thursday, a sweeping move that comes after pressure from criminal justice advocates over the surprise pardon of his son Hunter Biden.
Biden Is Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for One Day
President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people, the largest grant of clemency by an American president in a single day, the White House announced in a statement on Thursday. A large number of those being pardoned had been placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic,
Biden to announce clemency for around 1,500 people – including pardons for 39 convicted of non-violent crimes
President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes, CNN has learned – marking a broad use of the presidential clemency power just weeks from the end of Biden’s presidency.
These are the 39 people who had non-violent crimes pardoned by Biden
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