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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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Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

Al Jazeera

Mother of two, who became a poster child for anti-trafficking groups, now awaits potential pardon in a Manila prison. Mary Jane Veloso, 39, landed at Manila airport early on Wednesday following a repatriation deal between the two countries that eliminated the threat of her execution, as the Philippines has long abolished the death penalty. She flew home without handcuffs alongside …

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1 week, 3 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 …

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1 week, 3 days 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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1 week, 4 days ago

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list

Associated Press

A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. Fulton, who has two children and works as an elementary school teacher, said that for years she had lived with “a sense of embarrassment and shame” about the felony conviction. A White House news release commended Fulton as “someone who goes above and beyond for her community.” For years, Fulton has …

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1 week, 4 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 …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Four Indian-Americans among 1,500 granted clemency by Joe Biden

India Today

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 convicted of …

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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 …

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1 week, 5 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 …

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1 week, 5 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 …

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1 week, 5 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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1 week, 5 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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1 month ago

California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez until newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the nearly 35-year-old case. Gascón, who was supported by Newsom, lost reelection this month, so the governor said he would give the incoming district attorney time …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

D.A. supports Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency after nearly 35 years behind bars

LA Times

Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón said Wednesday that he supports the Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency from Gov. Newsom.” Mark Geragos, one of the brothers’ attorneys, said he wants them home for Thanksgiving and would also pursue clemency from Newsom, who acknowledged on a podcast last weekend that he was reviewing the matter and mentioned the Netflix docudrama “Monsters: …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri governor denies clemency for man scheduled for execution on Tuesday

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for Brian Dorsey one day before the inmate’s scheduled execution for killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago. The clemency petition included requests from 72 current and former corrections officers who vouched for Dorsey’s rehabilitation while behind bars, as well as support from a former Missouri …

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1 year, 4 months ago

All 56 Louisiana death row clemency petitions turned away for being ineligible

Associated Press

— After nearly every death row inmate in Louisiana asked for clemency en masse, the state’s pardon board turned away all 56 petitions this week. He urged lawmakers to get rid of the death penalty, saying it was “inconsistent with Louisiana’s pro-life values, as it quite literally promotes a culture of death.” The bill to abolish the death penalty failed …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Arizona’s clemency board unanimously declined on Thursday to recommend that the governor commute a man’s death sentence to life in prison, keeping the inmate’s planned execution on track for his conviction in two 1980 killings. The decision by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency marks one of the last steps before Murray Hooper’s scheduled Nov. 16 execution for …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Board rejects Arizona death-row prisoner’s clemency bid

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Arizona’s clemency board has declined to recommend to Gov. The decision by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency on Tuesday at the state prison in Florence marks one of the last steps before Frank Atwood’s execution in the 1984 killing of Vicki Hoskinson. Board members made the decision after hearing from Hoskinson’s mother, Debbie Carlson, who described her …

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3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: How Julius Jones’ execution was stopped

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Julius Jones’ execution was halted Thursday, less than four hours before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injection following outcry over doubts about evidence at his murder trial nearly 20 years ago. Instead of allowing the execution to proceed, Stitt said he was commuting Jones’ sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors …

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

Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

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

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list

Biden issues clemency to four Indian-Americans

Four Indian-Americans among 1,500 granted clemency by Joe Biden

Biden issues mercy to four Indian-Americans in biggest single-day act of 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 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency

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

California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case

D.A. supports Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency after nearly 35 years behind bars

Missouri governor denies clemency for man scheduled for execution on Tuesday

All 56 Louisiana death row clemency petitions turned away for being ineligible

Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board

Board rejects Arizona death-row prisoner’s clemency bid

EXPLAINER: How Julius Jones’ execution was stopped