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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 ...
Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences to life in prison without parole, as they seek to appeal their cases ...
President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty during a ceremony at the White House on November 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C., with Jose Rojas, left, Vice-President of Jennie ...
As of Dec. 13, Biden has pardoned a total of 65 individuals and commuted sentences for 1,634 inmates during his time as president, according to the Department of Justice.
On April 24, 2024, Biden pardoned 11 people who were dealing with drugs. [102] [103] On November 22, 2024, Biden granted clemency to 3 Chinese citizens as a part of a U.S. exchange deal with China. [104] Jin Shanlin, a former doctoral student, sentenced to over eight years in prison for possession of child pornography.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the fourth and last quarter of 2024 from October 1 to December 31, 2024 and the first 20 days of 2025 from January 1 to 20, 2025, when Biden left office and was succeeded by Donald Trump.
President Biden announced Monday that he had commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 current federal death row inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Sweeping commutations come after Biden lessened sentences of 1,500 people last month. ... Biden sets record and commutes sentences of 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in final days as president.