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President Biden’s final list of commutations was released Friday afternoon, listing the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were commuted as a result of the president’s actions.
The latest round of commutations cements Biden’s status as the president who has pardoned the most individuals and commuted sentences. According to a statement, those on the list President Biden, Their sentences for drug offenses were particularly harsh compared to today.
“Today’s clemency action provides relief to individuals serving lengthy prison sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine and outdated drug offense sentencing enhancements,” Biden said in a statement Friday. “As Congress recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act and the First Step Act, it is time for us to equalize these sentencing disparities.”
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The new list of commutations comes after Biden set a record for the largest single-day pardons by a president last month, when he commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who had been placed under home quarantine during his presidency. coronavirus pandemic They were charged primarily with nonviolent drug crimes, according to the White House.
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Following last month’s commutations, several Democrats urged Biden to grant more pardons and commutations to people serving long sentences. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. He was among those urging Biden to take action, praising the president’s actions on Friday.
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“Today, President Biden took another historic, transformative, and compassionate step toward commuting the sentences of thousands of people serving unreasonably long sentences in an effort to heal and reunite families in the War on Drugs A direct result of failed policy,” said Rep. Pressley. explain.
“With this action, President Biden… is demonstrating the power of clemency to address injustices in our criminal legal system. I thank President Biden for taking bold action and continuing to use clemency to change and Save lives. This is the leadership we have been calling for and will be a defining part of President Biden’s legacy.”
