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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 …

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3 weeks ago

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Associated Press

— A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole. Johnson said in a statement that DeValkenaere had an outstanding record of service, adding: “While we strongly maintain that Eric is completely innocent, even those …

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Cannibal child sex killer Kevin Underwood is executed in Oklahoma as his last meal is revealed

Daily Mail

Convicted child sex abuser and killer Kevin Underwood has been executed by the state of Oklahoma for murdering Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006 as part of a cannibalistic fantasy. Convicted child sex killer Kevin Underwood has been executed by the state of Oklahoma for murdering Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006 as part of a cannibalistic fantasy Underwood, who was put …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Oklahoma to carry out 25th and final execution in U.S. this year

Raw Story

An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl is to be put to death on Thursday in the 25th and final execution in the United States this year. Kevin Ray Underwood, who turns 45 on Thursday, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10:00 am Central Time at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Underwood, a grocery store clerk, …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Filipino woman returns to joyous welcome from family after narrowly escaping firing squad

The Independent

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4 weeks ago

'Absolutely wrong': Outrage hits Biden over 2 criminals named in historic mass clemency

Raw Story

President Joe Biden announced a historic mass clemency this week, commuting the sentences of 1,500 nonviolent offenders who were previously transferred from prison to house arrest as part of a COVID pandemic measure to reduce the risk of infection in federal prisons. The first was former Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan, who "was convicted in 2011 in what was infamously called …

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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 …

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4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people

Daily Mail

Outgoing President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in the biggest ever single-day act of clemency in the US. Sources had told Reuters last week that the pardons that were being discussed were said to include those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses and people identified by civil rights groups as unjustly incarcerated. 'As …

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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 …

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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 …

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4 weeks, 2 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," …

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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 …

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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 …

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4 weeks, 2 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 …

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4 weeks, 2 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 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say

Salon

Justifying the decision to pardon his own son, President Joe Biden pointed to Republicans bringing “political pressure” on the criminal justice system, which he claimed had scuttled a plea deal and was why Hunter’s tax-and-gun issues risked landing him in prison for up to 25 years. “It is true that President Biden had said he wouldn’t pardon his son,” MSNBC’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Biden pardons Biden: Father's love trumps all

India Today

In his final days in office, US President Joe Biden issued a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of gun charges and pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. In his first statement following Hunter’s conviction in June on felony firearm charges, Biden said he was “proud” of his son and accepted the jury’s verdict. WHAT BIDEN …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Will Donald Trump grant a historic pardon to all January 6 rioters?

Firstpost

As Donald Trump readies for his White House return, his promise to pardon those convicted in the January 6 Capitol riots looms large. During a CNN town hall in 2023, an audience member asked Trump, “Would you pardon the January Sixth rioters that were convicted of federal offences?” Trump replied, “I’m inclined to pardon many of them.” He reiterated this …

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Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy

Slate

There are 40 men on federal death row who have been convicted of capital offenses by the federal government going back as far as 1993. Unlike his predecessor, he has not carried out any federal executions, but, as the Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig explains, “neither has he instructed Garland to stop pursuing new death sentences, or to stop defending ongoing capital …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

‘He has to deliver’: Trump’s dilemma on how far to go with promised pardons for January 6 rioters

CNN

Washington CNN — It was an uncharacteristically warm November night in the nation’s capital Wednesday, when a few dozen people gathered on a street corner outside the city’s biggest jail. During his victory speech early Wednesday, Trump said, “We’re going to keep our promises.” But he hasn’t said anything publicly about the January 6 saga since before the election. Asked …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away. Democratic St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell cited questions about DNA evidence on the murder weapon in requesting a hearing challenging Williams’ guilt. With …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: President Joe Biden pardoned potentially thousands of former US service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is "righting an historic wrong" to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits. Biden's action grants a pardon to service members who were convicted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice's …

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

Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man

Cannibal child sex killer Kevin Underwood is executed in Oklahoma as his last meal is revealed

Oklahoma to carry out 25th and final execution in U.S. this year

Filipino woman returns to joyous welcome from family after narrowly escaping firing squad

'Absolutely wrong': Outrage hits Biden over 2 criminals named in historic mass clemency

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

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

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say

Biden pardons Biden: Father's love trumps all

Will Donald Trump grant a historic pardon to all January 6 rioters?

Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy

‘He has to deliver’: Trump’s dilemma on how far to go with promised pardons for January 6 rioters

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban