Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest ever single-day act of clemency
Outgoing President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in the biggest ever single-day act of clemency in the US. The names of the people involved have not been given but the pardons are for those convicted of non-violent crimes. The commutations on Thursday were announced for those who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden said these people would have received shorter sentences if charged under today's laws, policies, and practices.
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