President Biden Is Commuting The Sentences Of Around 1,500 People

President Biden said he would be taking more steps in the upcoming weeks and would continue to review clemency petitions.

President Biden is commuting the sentences of around 1,500 people and is pardoning 39 Americans.

It will cover people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The people must have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after their release.

The pardoning will apply to Americans convicted of non-violent crimes.

The move marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.

President Biden said he would be taking more steps in the upcoming weeks and would continue to review clemency petitions. He added, “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation.”

Biden went on to explain the move will help those people participate in daily life and contribute to their communities.