Joe Biden Will Commute Sentences Of 1,500 Criminals | JP
Joe Biden is planning to commute the sentences of 1,500 criminals, making it the biggest single-day act of clemency in American history.
Biden will also pardon 39 other criminals.
In a statement, Biden shared, “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances.”
“As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate in daily life,” added Biden.
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Biden Commutes 1500, Largest Single Day Commute of History.
AP: In a historic move, Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and issues 39 pardons, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in modern U.S. history.
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“Second chances”: President Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others. Here’s what we know about who’s affected. https://t.co/QbZndyc1lE
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) December 12, 2024
Per NBC News:
President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others, in what the White House said early Thursday was the biggest number of commutations and clemencies granted in a single day.
Explaining what may become a defining act in the dying days of his presidency, Biden said in a statement: “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances.”
Biden continued. “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate in daily life and contribute to their communities, and taking steps to remove sentencing disparities for non-violent offenders, especially those convicted of drug offenses.”
The move comes almost two weeks after Biden announced that he had pardoned his son, Hunter, who was due to be sentenced on Thursday for a conviction on federal gun charges. He had also pleaded guilty to a separate federal tax evasion charge. Earlier, Biden had ruled out using his executive powers to pardon his son.
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— New York Post (@nypost) December 12, 2024
Here’s what NPR reported:
President Biden on Thursday announced he is commuting the prison sentences for nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in what the White House said was the largest act of clemency in a single day in modern presidential history.
President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden, pictured leaving a bookstore in Nantucket, Mass..
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The 1,500 people — whose names were not immediately provided — had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today’s laws and practices. They had been on home confinement since the COVID pandemic and Biden said they had successfully reintegrated into their communities.The pardons went to people — also unnamed — who had been convicted of nonviolent crimes, including drug offenses, who the White House said had “turned their lives around.”