President Joe Biden announced Friday he is commuting 2,500 criminal sentences for nonviolent drug offenses he deems “disproportionately long.”
The latest in a growing string of clemency approvals gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued with his son Hunter, who had pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges, among those to benefit.
In December, Biden commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole, as Breitbart News reported.
The octogenarian said he is seeking to undo “disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and practice.”
“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who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,” Biden said in a statement.
“This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their…
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