Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency | Fox News
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President Biden announced Friday morning he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates as the end of his presidency draws near.
The commutations are for people convicted of non-violent drug offenses "who are serving disproportionately long sentences" compared to what they would receive if sentenced under today's law.
"Today'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who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes," Biden said in a statement.
The president said now is the time to "equalize these sentencing disparities" as recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and the First Step Act of 2018.
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President Biden has issued another act of clemency by commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates convicted of non-violent drug offenses in the final days of his presidency.(AP/Ben Curtis)
"This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families and communities after spending far too much time behind bars," he continued.
The decision puts Biden thousands of cases ahead of all other presidents who have issued acts of clemency during their terms.
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," Biden said.
Biden has issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other US president following Friday's clemency decision.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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While granting clemency is not uncommon for a president, Biden has come under bipartisan fire for who he has decided to pardon or commute sentences for.
At the end of December, he chose to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 men on federal death row - helping them escape execution and sending them to prison for life without parole instead.
He was also criticized for pardoning his son, Hunter, of all crimes he "has committed or may have committed" against U.S. law from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024. Hunter was convicted last year of gun and tax crimes in two separate federal cases.
President Biden was criticized by both political parties for his decision to pardon his son, Hunter, for all crimes he committed or may have committed during a 10-year period.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden also boasted about completing the "largest single-day grant of clemency" on Dec. 12 when he commuted sentences for 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others, most of whom were already serving time in home confinement because of decisions made during the COVID-19 era.
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The president added that he is "proud of [his] record on clemency" and said he will "continue to review additional commutations and pardons" ahead of his final full day in office on Jan. 19.
There are 1,947 people awaiting to be pardoned once they complete their sentence and around 6,625 cases awaiting commutation after Friday's decision, according to Jan. 13 statistics from the Department of Justice.
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More blatant hypocrisy from the no one is above the law party.
Just wait until they start claiming Biden changed the Constitution and added an amendment with a tweet on twitter.
Is that similar to Trump declassifying documents by thinking about it?
Sure. I've always said Biden no different than trump. Thanks for showing it. The constant infliction of own goals by progressives claiming Biden is just like Trump never ceases to be funny.
I'm sure Trump will enjoy citing Biden's precedent of changing the constitution by tweet and put it to good use.
Trump would NEGATE that. Besides, even if so, two "allegedly" wrong individuals acting similarly can't create a right. Nothing of the sort has occurred as the so-called 'law and order' party would not have done this in order to help out rank and file non-violent offenders!
But, if it feels good to suggest so. . . (it will still be NOT SO).
You are comparing a statement made by Trump himself, with an unsubstantiated claim by yourself? That makes you and Trump closer than him and Biden. Both of you have now been documented making unsubstantiated claims.
Wow the irony of that statement
Lol. Read the news and get back to me.
Biden supported the laws that put them in jail and now unilaterally overturns them. Classic Biden
He is overturning the sentencing, not the laws.
Biden was the one that sponsored the law in 1992 that caused many of these people to be sent to prison for long sentences. Mostly blacks got caught up in the sentencing.
He is desperate to get some form of legitimacy to his legacy but so far, has failed miserably.
Redemption? Morally-speaking, that's a good thing. Nothing wrong with it at all. Better late than never, "many" say.
A purposeful article written on the relevant subject of Biden's 1994 crime bill. (It has many points. . .too many to grasp in one comment. Check it out!
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So you are trying to make him responsible for how the law was enforced? That is a very loooooooong reach.
Correcting something you see as a mistake would seem to be a sign of good character. Are you suggesting he should not have done this?
If you think it's the role of the President to throw out the work of thousands of and judges and juries because he decides he doesn't like a law or punishment, get ready to celebrate when Trump pardons J6 protesters.
There is nothing selfish about helping one's fellow man. BTW, crack and cocaine combined—is this yet a national issue societally? Furthermore, many citizens were controversially put in jail under different legal schemes. . . . In my opinion, it is fair to look into this at the presidential level to see whom (if any) can be helped out and into a life beyond crime.
This nation pardons/commutes sentences of worse than (non-violent) drug offenders.
It is the morally right thing to do by a president/leader.
That seems entirely reasonable and equitable.
Possibly based on the law Biden himself sponsored in 1992.
See 2.1.3.
In the article, it says Biden himself said the law did not cause mass incarnation.
Believing Biden is like believing democrats when they said he was as sharp as a tack a week before he dropped out of the race.
Yeah, it’s a rare thing to see politicians evolve on an issue, but it’s nice to see that some of them have open minds.