Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others
Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long prison terms.
President Joe Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
Biden said he will "take more steps in the weeks ahead" and continue to review clemency petitions to advance "equal justice under the law."
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
Biden said he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions. The second largest single-day act of clemency was by Barack Obama, wit
Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences in ‘largest single-day grant of clemency’
President Joe Biden announced he will commute the sentences of close to 1,500 people on home confinement and will pardon 39 convicted of nonviolent crimes.
President Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39, including Oklahoma woman
The move, announced in a statement Thursday, is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House said.
3 Minnesota women among the 39 pardoned by President Biden
Three Minnesota women are among the 39 people President Biden pardoned Thursday morning. Many of the pardons are for long-ago, non-violent drug offenses. Biden also commuted the sentences of nearly 1,
Seattle paralegal among three people from WA pardoned by Biden
Three people from Washington state were among the 39 people pardoned as part of President Joe Biden's sweeping order Thursday.
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