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 granted in a single day.

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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 - 1h
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 - 1h
Biden commutes almost 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people, setting single-day record

President Biden on Thursday announced pardons for 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, setting a new daily record for clemency with a focus on those who were under home ...
The Hill - 1h
Biden grants largest single-day clemency in US history, with 1,500 sentences commuted

US president under pressure to pardon huge numbers of people, including those on death row, before Trump takes over. President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who ...
The Guardian - 1h
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 - 2h
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 - 2h
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 ...
ABC News - 2h