After Biden Commutes 1,500 Sentences, Some Celebrate and Plan

Among those whose sentences were commuted was Rebecca Parrett, an Arizona woman who now hopes to travel to meet her great-grandchildren for the first time.

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Biden commutes sentences for nearly 1,500, pardons 39 convicted of non-violent crimes

The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
ABC News - 12h
Biden Commutes the Sentences of Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for One Day

Most of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the pandemic. Some Republicans have tried to push legislation that would have forced those people to return to prison.
The New York Times - 15h
Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences, most ever in single day

"These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history," the White House said.
CBS News - 22h
Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and announces presidential pardons

The White House says it is the highest number of presidential acts of clemency in a single day.
BBC News - 1d
Biden commutes almost 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people, setting single-day record

President Biden announced pardons for 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others Thursday, setting a new daily record for clemency with a focus on those who were under home ...
The Hill - 1d
Biden to commute sentences of 1,500 in the biggest single-day act of clemency

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others, in what the White House said early Thursday was the biggest number of commutations and clemencies ...
NBC News - 1d