Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others
Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long prison terms.
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Biden commutes sentences of nearly 1,500, will pardon 39 convicted of nonviolent crimes
Biden announced on Thursday he would pardon 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes and commute sentences of 1,500 people.
Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, issues 39 pardons in 'largest single-day grant of clemency'
The White House announced on Thursday that it would commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals placed on home confinement and will pardon 39 others convicted of non-violent crimes.
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President Joe Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
Biden said he will "take more steps in the weeks ahead" and continue to review clemency petitions to advance "equal justice under the law."
Joe Biden grants clemency to almost 1,500 people
US President Joe Biden has granted clemency to almost 1,500 people, the largest-ever number in a single day, saying he was “extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation”.
Biden Is Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for One Day
President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people, the largest grant of clemency by an American president in a single day, the White House announced in a statement on Thursday. A large number of those being pardoned had been placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic,
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