A presidential grant of clemency worthy of praise
As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden drafted the Senate version of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement ...
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Biden Commutes Sentences of Close to 2,500 People Convicted of Nonviolent Drug Charges
President Biden announced that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, ...
Biden Commutes Sentences Of Nearly 2,500 Convicted of Non-Violent Drug Offenses, No Mention Of Cannabis Prisoners
Today's clemency action provides relief for individuals who received outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes, Biden said.
Biden Has Now Issued Far More Commutations Than Any of His Predecessors
And contrary to the impression left by the Times, it was just one in a long series of "tough-on-crime laws" that he supported, which included the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, the Anti–Drug ...