Biden Commutes Sentences of 11 Held on Nonviolent, Cannabis Charges
White House
Biden Commutes Sentences of 11 Held on Nonviolent, Cannabis Charges
2023-12-22 20:48:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 11 individuals currently serving extraordinarily long prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenses that are out of sync with today’s more lenient sentencing guidelines. “Due to reforms, each of these clemency... Read More

Democrats Raise Concerns of Potential Bribery in Pardon Trump Granted at Request of Campaign Donor
Congress
Democrats Raise Concerns of Potential Bribery in Pardon Trump Granted at Request of Campaign Donor
2022-12-02 22:39:54
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Two Democrats from a House committee on Friday alleged a suspicious conflict of interest in a pardon former President Donald Trump granted two convicted arsonists. In a letter they sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, they say a... Read More

Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent and Two Others
Justice
Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent and Two Others

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to... Read More

Turkeys to Take Posh Turn Ahead of White House Pardon
In The News
Turkeys to Take Posh Turn Ahead of White House Pardon
2021-11-17 22:08:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A pair of winged celebrities are scheduled to check in to the posh Willard Hotel tomorrow as they prepare for an all-important meeting with President Biden on Friday. We’re talking, of course, about the turkeys who will be... Read More

Evers Pardons 71, Makes Changes to Wisconsin Process
Criminal Justice
Evers Pardons 71, Makes Changes to Wisconsin Process
2021-09-07 17:16:56
by Dan McCue

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers granted 71 pardons Tuesday, putting him on pace to pardon more people in his first term than any governor in contemporary history. In all, Evers has pardoned 263 former inmates, since his pardon advisory... Read More

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