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

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 pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes

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Biden unveils biggest single-day act of clemency in history, commuting sentences for nearly 1,500

President Biden on Thursday unveiled the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning dozens of others, according to the White ...
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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences in largest single-day act of clemency

President also pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and plans to wield clemency power again. US politics – live updates Joe Biden has carried out the largest act of presidential ...
The Guardian - 3h
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 - 4h
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 - 4h
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 - 5h
Biden commutes sentences for 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.
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