He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 ...
"Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing ...
Melissa Calusinski was convicted and sentenced to 31 years in prison for the death of a 16-month-old in her care, but her ...
President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history.
The recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. The Democrat said he is seeking to undo “disproportionately long sentences ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This morning, President Biden granted clemency to political activist and Native American community advocate, Leonard Peltier, who has been ...