Office of the Pardon Attorney | Office of the Pardon Attorney
The Office of the Pardon Attorney assists the President in the exercise of executive clemency. Executive clemency may take several forms, including pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve. Learn More.
Statement from President Joe Biden on Clemency Actions
Dec 22, 2023 · And while today’s announcement marks important progress, my Administration will continue to review clemency petitions and deliver reforms that advance equal justice, address racial disparities ...
Biden to grant clemency to 78 people, including pardon for ... - NBC News
Apr 26, 2022 · A senior administration official said Tuesday’s action means Biden will have granted more people clemency at this point in his presidency than the last five presidents. Former President Donald...
Statement from President Joe Biden on Clemency Actions
Apr 24, 2024 · Biden on Clemency. Actions. America is a Nation founded on the promise of second chances. During Second Chance Month, we reaffirm our commitment to rehabilitation and reentry for people returning...
Clemency Recipient List - The White House
Apr 26, 2022 · Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency to 78 individuals, consisting of three pardons and 75 commutations.
Biden issues six full pardons at the end of the year : NPR
Dec 30, 2022 · Politics. Biden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions. Five out of the six individuals pardoned on Friday were convicted of federal drug and alcohol crimes — Charlie Byrnes...
Another Trump Clemency Recipient Faces Domestic Violence …
6 days ago · Oct. 14, 2024. A Florida man who received a commutation of a 20-year fraud sentence from President Donald J. Trump in 2020 — only to plead guilty this year to a related crime — was arrested on ...
Biden pardons 11 people and shortens the ... - Associated Press News
Apr 24, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted of non-violent drug crimes, issuing pardons to 11 men and women and commuting the sentences of five other people in the latest use of his clemency power to address racial disparities in the justice system.
Biden Uses Clemency Powers for the First Time
Apr 26, 2022 · WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday used his clemency powers for the first time to commute the sentences of 75 drug offenders and issue three pardons, including to the first Black Secret...
House Democrats want to overhaul the federal clemency process : NPR
Dec 10, 2021 · A group of House lawmakers on Friday are set to unveil new legislation that would remove the federal clemency process from the Justice Department and instead create an independent clemency...
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