Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency
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President Biden has issued another act of clemency by commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates convicted of non-violent drug offenses in the final days of his presidency.
"Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes," Biden said in a statement.
The president said now is the time to "equalize these sentencing disparities" as recognized through the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and the First Step Act of 2018.
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