Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

LA Times  

President Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed in home confinement during the COVID-19 lockdown and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. “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 clemency follows a broad pardon for his son Hunter, who was prosecuted for gun and tax crimes. More clemency grants are coming before Biden leaves office Jan. 20, but it’s not clear whether he’ll take action to guard against possible prosecution by Trump, an untested use of the power. New California Sen. Adam Schiff, who was the chairman of the congressional committee that investigated the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, said such a pardon from Biden would be “unnecessary,” and that the president shouldn’t be spending his waning days in office worrying about this.

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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
6 hours ago

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Raw Story  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. The move leaves only a handful of high-profile killers who acted out of hate or terrorism facing the federal death penalty -- for …

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
Top News
7 hours, 4 minutes ago

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. While running for president in 2020, Biden's campaign website said he would work to pass legislation …

Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row
17 hours, 47 minutes ago

Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row

Politico  

“Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss,” Biden said in a statement Monday. “But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice President, and now President, I am more …

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term
17 hours, 47 minutes ago

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

Al Jazeera  

White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead. United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row in his weeks in office before the second term of President-elect Donald Trump. The case has long attracted attention for what Amnesty International has …

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
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17 hours, 47 minutes ago

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

New Indian Express  

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those …

Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions
2 days, 17 hours ago

Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions

Politico  

Meanwhile, the Justice Department is also on the verge of publishing the findings of a long-running internal review of the lethal injection protocol that the Trump administration adopted in 2019. “We hope the review will find that the problems with lethal injection are one additional reason as to why President Biden should grant clemency to death row prisoners,” said Ruth …

Don’t be fooled, Biden’s mass clemency may be another half-measure
5 days, 17 hours ago

Don’t be fooled, Biden’s mass clemency may be another half-measure

Salon  

Last Thursday, the White House announced that President Biden was “granting clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans – the most ever in a single day.” The beneficiaries of Biden’s act include people “who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic” and “39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes.” Most of those people had committed drug-related offenses. As the …

White House didn't consider specifics of 'kids-for-cash' judge in mass clemency: report
1 week, 2 days ago

White House didn't consider specifics of 'kids-for-cash' judge in mass clemency: report

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden's mass clemency has faced backlash as it included a judge in the infamous "kids-for-cash" scandal. And a new report Friday evening said the White House did so without considering the specifics of the case. Commutation recipients, he said, were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and "have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities and …

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
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1 week, 3 days ago

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have …

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree
1 week, 3 days ago

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During his final six months as president, Donald Trump’s administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people. With the stroke of a pen, Biden could commute every federal death sentence to life in prison and block the incoming Trump administration from carrying out its stated mass killing agenda. At the same time, Justice Department lawyers …

Biden issues clemency to four Indian-Americans
1 week, 3 days ago

Biden issues clemency to four Indian-Americans

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Four Indian-Americans are among nearly 1,500 people granted clemency by President Joe Biden. 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 …

Biden issues mercy to four Indian-Americans in biggest single-day act of clemency
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1 week, 3 days ago

Biden issues mercy to four Indian-Americans in biggest single-day act of clemency

India TV News  

Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden has issued clemency to nearly 1500 people, including four Indian-Americans. 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 …

These are the 39 people pardoned by Biden after non-violent crime convictions
1 week, 3 days ago

These are the 39 people pardoned by Biden after non-violent crime convictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Biden announced on Thursday he was granting 39 pardons …

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 non-violent offenders in historic clemency action
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 non-violent offenders in historic clemency action

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes, marking a significant use of presidential clemency just weeks before the end of his administration President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted …

Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people: White House
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people: White House

Raw Story  

Outgoing President Joe Biden said Thursday he had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others, in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history. The White House said the nearly 1,500 people granted commuted sentences -- "the most ever in a single day" -- had been serving them at home …

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and issues 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in history
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1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and issues 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in history

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has issued the single largest act of clemency …

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
Top News
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. “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 …

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
Top News
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate …

Biden commutes 1,500 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes 1,500 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency

India Today  

US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granted 39 pardons, making it the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House announced on Thursday morning. My Administration will continue reviewing clemency petitions to advance equal justice under the law, promote public safety, support rehabilitation and reentry, and provide meaningful second chances," …

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 in historic clemency move
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 in historic clemency move

India Today  

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. “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 …

What's next in Biden pardons
1 week, 4 days ago

What's next in Biden pardons

NPR  

What's next in Biden pardons JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: President Biden made history today. These actions follow pardoning his own son, Hunter Biden, and the president says he will have more announcement on commutations and pardons before his administration ends. But despite that, you know, big number and that big jump, there are some folks who consider this move pretty low-hanging …

Joe Biden pardons 39 criminals, commutes 1,500 sentences in largest single-day act of clemency in US history
1 week, 4 days ago

Joe Biden pardons 39 criminals, commutes 1,500 sentences in largest single-day act of clemency in US history

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 Americans who were released from prison and placed in home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The pardons and commutations, announced by the White House on Thursday, mean Mr Biden now holds the record for the largest single-day act of …

Biden’s record-setting clemency act leaves allies only wanting more
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden’s record-setting clemency act leaves allies only wanting more

Politico  

Instead, allies and criminal justice advocates say, Biden’s act of mass clemency on Thursday now feels like something of a consolation. “The White House knows, and he knows, that he needed to do a big list of pardons,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who was among the Democrats critical of Biden’s blanket pardon for Hunter. “I’m happy for the home confinement …

Biden grants clemency for nearly 1,500 people, the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden grants clemency for nearly 1,500 people, the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes – marking a broad use of the presidential clemency power just weeks from the end of Biden’s administration. “As President, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and …

Anti-death penalty activists say Biden betrayed them
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Anti-death penalty activists say Biden betrayed them

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But other than that, you know, we did not see the kind of bold …

Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter has spurred a broader discussion about what else he should be doing with the broad clemency powers of the presidency before he leaves office in January, including whether he should be pardoning Donald Trump. He dismissed shouted questions about the matter with a laugh during …

Biden pardons 11 people and shortens the sentences of 5 others convicted of non-violent drug crimes
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden pardons 11 people and shortens the sentences of 5 others convicted of non-violent drug crimes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted of non-violent drug crimes, issuing pardons to 11 men and women and commuting the sentences of five other people in the latest use of his clemency power to address racial disparities in the justice system. Biden said in a statement Wednesday that April is Second Chance …

Joe Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges and cuts non-violent drug sentences
1 year ago

Joe Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges and cuts non-violent drug sentences

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has reduced the prison terms of 11 people serving decades-long sentences for non-violent drug charges and pardoned potentially thousands of others with federal or Washington, DC marijuana possession offences. Key points: Thousands of people convicted of simple possession of cannabis have been pardoned in the US Joe Biden's latest round of clemencies are targeting racial disparities …

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders, gives clemency to 11 people
1 year ago

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders, gives clemency to 11 people

Al Jazeera  

The US president says the actions are meant to address disparities in sentencing that have long taken a toll on the Black community. US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, says the White House. Biden has also granted clemency to 11 …

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
1 year ago

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

LA Times  

A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves depicted on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana outside of the White House. President Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of …

President Biden commutes the sentences of 31 people convicted of drug crimes
1 year, 7 months ago

President Biden commutes the sentences of 31 people convicted of drug crimes

NPR  

President Biden commutes the sentences of 31 people convicted of drug crimes Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes who were serving time in home confinement, the White House announced Friday. The commutations came as the White House announced a set …

US President Biden issues pardons for drug crimes, murder
1 year, 11 months ago

US President Biden issues pardons for drug crimes, murder

Al Jazeera  

The six year-end pardons signal shifting attitudes towards domestic violence and drug policy in the United States. That case, involving a defendant named Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas, is credited with helping to build an understanding of “battered woman syndrome”, the term for a psychological pattern similar to post-traumatic stress disorder associated with survivors of domestic violence. I just knew he had …

Why Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are Not Enough
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are Not Enough

Slate  

No prisoners will walk free following President Joe Biden’s pardon, last week, of low-level marijuana offenders. Several months after the state legalized medical marijuana, Mississippi’s Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for Allen Russell, who’d been convicted of possessing about an ounce. One reason illegal operators do so well is they don’t tax upward of 35 percent, which state consumers …

Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent And 2 Others
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent And 2 Others

Huff Post  

FILE - This 2016 photo shows Abraham Bolden at his South Side home in Chicago. via Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people …

Patrick Leahy Appeals To Biden: Send Leonard Peltier Home From Prison
2 years, 10 months ago

Patrick Leahy Appeals To Biden: Send Leonard Peltier Home From Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Patrick Leahy, a former chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the longest-serving member of the Senate, delivered an urgent message Friday to his former longtime colleague, President Joe Biden: Let Leonard Peltier go home. “I urge President Biden to commute Leonard Peltier’s prison sentence and release him from federal prison,” Leahy said in a statement. Leahy, …

On last full day in power, President Donald Trump contemplates long list of possible pardons
3 years, 11 months ago

On last full day in power, President Donald Trump contemplates long list of possible pardons

Firstpost  

Washington: President Donald Trump began his final full day in the White House Tuesday with a long list of possible pardons to dish out before snubbing his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration and leaving for Florida. Trump’s overall average of 41 percent since taking office is also the lowest for any presidency’s approval rating since Gallup began measuring in 1938. If …

How Trump compares to other US presidents on pardons and commutations
4 years ago

How Trump compares to other US presidents on pardons and commutations

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a full pardon to former national security adviser Michael Flynn grabbed international headlines on Thursday. As of November 26, Trump has granted clemency 45 times, including 29 pardons and 16 commutations, which is the lowest of any US president since William McKinley. Trump has received at least 10,051 petitions for clemency but he …

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