Biden Grants Clemency For Some Crack Convictions

NBC News reports:

President Joe Biden said Friday he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, cementing his legacy as the president who has issued the most individual pardons and commutations in U.S. history.

“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who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,” he said.

Almost two dozen congressional Democrats last month urged Biden to commute the sentences of people affected by the sentencing disparities, arguing that harsher penalties for crack “caused disproportionate harm to communities of color.”

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Biden sets record for most pardons and commutations with new round of clemency for nonviolent drug offenders

President Joe Biden said Friday

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