Biden Grants Clemency to Over 1,500, Highlighting Personal Stories
TL;DR
President Joe Biden has pardoned 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes and commuted the sentences of 1,500 people on home confinement, marking the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history. The White House emphasized the successful rehabilitation of those receiving clemency and hinted at more pardons to come in the final months of Biden's presidency.
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- A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden's clemency list The Associated Press
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