Clemency

Biden Sets Record For Most Presidential Clemency Issued In Single Day: Pardons 39, Commutes 1,500 Sentences

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of approximately 1,500 individuals who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, he has pardoned 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. This marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern U.S. history. Extending mercy to...