President Biden’s final commutation list was released Friday afternoon, listing the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were reduced by the president’s actions.
This latest round of commutations strengthens Biden’s position as president with the largest number of pardons and commutations granted to individuals. The people on the list, according to a statement from President Biden, were determined to have received disproportionately harsh sentences for drug offenses compared to the sentences they would have received today.
“Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on the discredited distinction between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentence enhancements for drug crimes,” Biden said in a statement Friday. “As Congress has recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act and the First Step Act, it is time for us to equalize these sentencing disparities.”
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The new list of commutations comes after Biden set a record last month for the largest single-day act of presidential clemency when he commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people sentenced to house arrest during the election. corona pandemic and were largely accused of committing non-violent drug offenses, according to the White House.
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After last month’s commutations, several Democrats urged Biden to grant even more pardons and commutations to people serving long sentences. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., who was among those urging Biden to take action, applauded the president for his action on Friday.
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“Today, President Biden is taking another historic, transformative and compassionate step toward healing and reuniting families by commuting the sentences of thousands of people serving unjustifiably long sentences – a direct result of the failed policies of the War on Drugs ” said Pressley. said.
“With this action, President Biden … demonstrates the power of clemency to address the injustices of our criminal justice system. I thank President Biden for taking courageous action and continuing to use clemency to change and save lives. This is what we have mentioned because this is the kind of leadership this moment requires. This will be a defining part of President Biden’s legacy.”
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