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

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 …

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

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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 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 …

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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 …

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4 weeks, 2 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 …

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4 weeks, 2 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 …

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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 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 nearly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 people

Al Jazeera

White House says move marks largest act of clemency in a single day in modern US history. United States President Joe Biden has commuted nearly 1,500 prison sentences and pardoned 39 people in what the White House has described as the largest act of clemency in a single day in the country’s modern history. “I am also commuting the sentences …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Texas death row inmate who cut out his eyes seeks clemency

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Plagued by mental illness, Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas started hearing voices when he was 9 years old and first attempted suicide when he was 10, his attorneys say. His lawyers say in March 2004, when he was 21, Thomas’ mental illness erupted in a burst of horrific violence in his hometown of Sherman, Texas. His attorneys …

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4 years ago

Cuomo grants Christmas clemency to 21 people including women locked up for killing abusive partners

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 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to 21 people …

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4 years ago

New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest wave of clemency to benefit longtime associates and supporters. Even members of the president’s own party raised eyebrows, with Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska issuing a brief statement that …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Madoff seeks sentence reduction for epic Ponzi scheme

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff is seeking an early release from prison after a decade behind bars. The Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday that Madoff has a pending request to get a reduction of the 150-year sentence that a federal judge in Manhattan imposed in 2009 with the public furor over his multibillion-dollar fraud at its height. …

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

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

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

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

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

What's next in Biden pardons

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 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 people

Texas death row inmate who cut out his eyes seeks clemency

Cuomo grants Christmas clemency to 21 people including women locked up for killing abusive partners

New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

Madoff seeks sentence reduction for epic Ponzi scheme