Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency

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  1. Readmikenow profile image94
    Readmikenowposted 4 weeks ago

    I guess when you have such a failed presidency as biden you need to do something so you will be remembered.

    "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who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes," Biden said in a statement.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.

    "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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

  2. Ken Burgess profile image68
    Ken Burgessposted 4 weeks ago

    Let's just get the current Administration, wonderful folk that they are, out of Office and begin the purge of the swamp ASAP.

    Good Luck Trump Team... corruption and outright evil is arrayed against you; your work is cut out for you.

    1. Sharlee01 profile image87
      Sharlee01posted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

      Agree--- to borrow a statement that Kamala Harris used frequently "We are not going back" and " "What can be, unburdened by what has been".

  3. IslandBites profile image93
    IslandBitesposted 4 weeks ago

    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.

    Good for him!

    1. DrMark1961 profile image100
      DrMark1961posted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

      He ended the sentence for the judge in Illinois that was sending kids to jail so that he (the judge) could get kickbacks from the company that owned the jail.
      That person should have been in their for the rest of his nasty evil life.
      Thanks to brandon he is sititng at home now. Yes, good for him!

      1. Ken Burgess profile image68
        Ken Burgessposted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

        That's why he released so many... so you can hide the fact that you are freeing the truly evil, despicable, excuses for humanity and not have it appear obvious that is who you are really concerned with seeing released.

      2. IslandBites profile image93
        IslandBitesposted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

        Well, he was sitting at home since 2020, were you mad then?

        Former Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan was freed from prison due to Covid. His house arrest was set to end in 2026.

        1. DrMark1961 profile image100
          DrMark1961posted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

          Yes, it was criminal that he was given house arrest. He did not deserve any leniency and certainly did not give any to the kids he sentenced to juvie for kickbacks.

          1. IslandBites profile image93
            IslandBitesposted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

            Your original statement was wrong. But with this I agree.

            1. DrMark1961 profile image100
              DrMark1961posted 4 weeks agoin reply to this

              Yes, you are correct. I should have said that thanks to Biden he is no longer under arrest.

 
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