Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
- President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, setting a record for the most individual pardons and commutations issued by a president.
- The clemency relief targets individuals sentenced under discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine and outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes, according to the White House statement.
- Biden previously commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting their sentences to life in prison without parole, before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
- Biden stated this action is an important step toward correcting sentencing disparities and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families after long prison terms.
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