Joe Biden commutes 2,500 'disproportionately long' drug sentences in final days of term
As a senator, Biden helped craft a 1986 bill that gave someone who sold 5 grams of crack cocaine the same punishment as a 500-gram-powder-cocaine seller. The 100:1 disparity meant street-level sellers got harsher sentences than wholesale dealers,
Biden commutes more sentences, this time for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, saying he has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any predecessor.
Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders convicted on crack cocaine-related charges
President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in the final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes.
Biden Commutes Nearly 2,500 Sentences, Setting Presidential Clemency Record
Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, setting a presidential record.
Biden commutes sentences for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in one of his final acts
President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in one of his final official actions before leaving office.
Biden sets record for most pardons, commutations after shortening 2,500 sentences
President Biden said the 2,500 sentences for nonviolent drug offenses were "disproportionately long" compared to modern-day sentences.
Biden commutes 2,500 criminal sentences in final clemency push
President Joe Biden, in one of his final acts in the White House, announced a new wave of clemency decisions Friday, commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders.
Outgoing President Joe Biden to Commute Nearly 2,500 Sentences Amid Blizzard of Clemencies During Final Days in Office
The outgoing president is making his final days in office memorable by shattering records with the most pardons ever handed out by a U.S. president.
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh.
President Joe Biden commutes 2,500 drug offenses in final presidency days
The outgoing president commuted 2,5000 drug offenses he described as "disproportionately long."
Biden is commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole.
Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President ...
President Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of ...
Biden Grants Clemency To 2,500 People, Most Ever In A Day
President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what ...