Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
- President Joe Biden announced 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.
- This recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
- Biden's clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes.
- Biden promised to continue reviewing additional commutations and pardons before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.
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